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Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Championship 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

C. Hughes of Hull City is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.4, and S. Welsh has been the form player this season, grading 48.2, and K. Mavropanos leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Welsh has improved his Season rating most, up +36.6 on last season, while G. Campbell's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Hughes of Hull City is the most valuable name in this group at 35.1.

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PlayerTeam
1C. HughesCentre-backHull City2243145.5%7211.9%
2C. DoyleCentre-backWrexham2231±0%71±0%
3C. KlarerCentre-backBirmingham2631±0%65±0%
4M. PollockCentre-backWatford2419±0%65±0%
5S. BuenoCentre-backWolves27235.7%6512.1%
6S. LangåsCentre-backDerby2523±0%63±0%
7K. RamsayCentre-backCharlton253625.3%6329.2%
8S. SamboCentre-backBurnley25348375%617.6%
9J. TangangaCentre-backSheffield Utd2741±0%59±0%
10L. MorrisonCentre-backQPR23113.7%585.7%
11L. HerringtonCentre-backHull City1936204.3%48163%
12S. McLoughlinCentre-backBlackburn2946±0%47±0%
13M. KilmanCentre-backWest Ham2915±0%47±0%
14C. BurgessCentre-backSwansea3039346.6%4516.9%
15P. NeumannCentre-backBirmingham2924±0%44±0%
16S. WelshCentre-backSwansea264813.4%43±0%
17L. JonesCentre-backCharlton3045±0%43±0%
18D. ElereweCentre-backLincoln23378%4223.4%
19S. WhartonCentre-backBlackburn28862.7%3834.8%
20R. DickieCentre-backBristol City3033±0%38±0%
21C. OgilvieCentre-backPortsmouth301841.8%3731.9%
22R. BurkeCentre-backCharlton301015.7%3421.1%
23Travis AkomeahCentre-backWatford20829
24C. TaylorCentre-backDerby3319±0%2428.9%
25A. ReachCentre-backLincoln3335±0%190.5%
26A. JacksonCentre-backLincoln32964%1541.2%
27D. BatthCentre-backMillwall36780.5%1254.4%