Most In-Form defenders in Championship 26/27

The most in-form defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Hugo Bueno of Wolves is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.2, and L. Miller has been the form player this season, grading 47.7, and K. Mavropanos leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Burgess has improved his Season rating most, up +30.5 on last season, while R. Alebiosu's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Miller of Blackburn is the most valuable name in this group at 36.6.

Blackburn · 24/25→25/26

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C. Burgess+30.5SsN

Swansea · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Miller Full-back	Blackburn	26	4897.1%	5924.4%
2	M. Clarke Full-back	Derby	30	4753.6%	513.6%
3	J. Ngakia Full-back	Watford	26	4444%	642.9%
4	S. Sambo Centre-back	Burnley	25	4210375%	617.6%
5	C. Burgess Centre-back	Swansea	31	39346.6%	4516.9%
6	Xu Bin Defensive midfielder	Wolves	22	35	33
7	A. Cresswell Full-back	Stoke City	36	34290.7%	1912.8%
8	F. Lissah Full-back	Swansea	21	341.5%	49±0%
9	C. Taylor Full-back	Millwall	23	3219.1%	69±0%
10	J. Tymon Full-back	Swansea	27	317.5%	630.6%
11	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	3115.7%	70±0%
12	L. Bombino Full-back	Stoke City	20	3032.6%	439.6%
13	D. Elerewe Centre-back	Lincoln	23	2993.3%	4223.4%
14	J. Bolton Centre-back	Bolton	32	2910.2%	1246.3%
15	C. Chambers Centre-back	Cardiff	31	2914.5%	2151.8%
16	J. Cooper Full-back	Millwall	31	2847.6%	42±0%
17	J. Robinson Full-back	Birmingham	33	2747.9%	2343.1%
18	C. Ogilvie Centre-back	Portsmouth	30	2616.8%	3731.9%
19	B. Cabango Centre-back	Swansea	26	2637.1%	66±0%
20	P. Neumann Centre-back	Birmingham	29	24±0%	44±0%
21	R. Towler Centre-back	Lincoln	24	2419.8%	49±0%
22	D. Murkin Full-back	Derby	27	24±0%	5019%
23	S. Welsh Centre-back	Swansea	26	2345.4%	43±0%
24	C. Styles Full-back	West Brom	26	2351.3%	61±0%
25	A. Ahmed Full-back	Norwich	26	2238.7%	6460.9%
26	J. Tanganga Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	27	2247.8%	59±0%
27	L. Morrison Centre-back	QPR	23	2192.7%	585.7%
28	C. Klarer Centre-back	Birmingham	26	2132.9%	65±0%
29	R. Burke Centre-back	Charlton	30	21132.6%	3421.1%
30	S. McLoughlin Full-back	Blackburn	29	2154.7%	47±0%
31	A. Reach Full-back	Lincoln	33	2140.8%	190.5%
32	K. Mavropanos Centre-back	West Ham	28	2040.5%	60±0%
33	L. Jones Full-back	Charlton	31	2055.1%	4311.8%
34	B. Osayi-Samuel Centre-back	Birmingham	28	2051.5%	44±0%
35	C. Doyle Centre-back	Wrexham	23	1939.3%	711.7%
36	A. Cochrane Full-back	Birmingham	26	1951.2%	57±0%
37	B. Wilmot Centre-back	Stoke City	27	1832.8%	59±0%
38	A. Bell Centre-back	Charlton	32	1835.3%	29±0%
39	L. Kitching Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	27	1761.3%	669.1%
40	N. Phillips Centre-back	West Brom	29	1760.5%	6033.9%
41	M. Kilman Centre-back	West Ham	29	1713.4%	47±0%
42	S. McCallum Full-back	Sheffield Utd	26	1711.9%	579%
43	C. Brittain Full-back	Middlesbrough	28	1755.3%	57±0%
44	L. Graham Centre-back	Stoke City	22	1746.5%	49±0%
45	K. Schlotterbeck Centre-back	Southampton	29	1638.3%	49±0%
46	B. Johnson Full-back	Stoke City	26	1618.3%	53±0%
47	E. Bocat Full-back	Stoke City	27	1633.8%	49±0%
48	M. Conway Full-back	Bolton	23	1654%	511.6%
49	João Henrique Full-back	QPR	20	1515100%	626.9%
50	S. Wharton Centre-back	Blackburn	29	1526%	3834.8%