Most Improved defenders in Championship 26/27
The most improved defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
T. Crama of Millwall is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 78.7, and A. Ahmed leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Crama has improved his Season rating most, up +40.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, T. Crama of Millwall is the most valuable name in this group at 47.8.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. CramaFull-back |  Millwall | 24 | +40.9 24/25→25/26 | 62192% | 7973.3% |
| 2 | S. WelshCentre-back |  Swansea | 26 | +36.6 24/25→25/26 | 4813.4% | 43±0% |
| 3 | Zak Norton SturgeFull-back | Millwall | 22 | +32.5 24/25→25/26 | 36±0% | 70±0% |
| 4 | C. BurgessCentre-back | Swansea | 30 | +30.5 24/25→25/26 | 39346.6% | 4516.9% |
| 5 | A. ReachCentre-back |  Lincoln | 33 | +26.8 24/25→25/26 | 35±0% | 190.5% |
| 6 | S. McLoughlinCentre-back |  Blackburn | 29 | +25.7 24/25→25/26 | 46±0% | 47±0% |
| 7 | C. HughesCentre-back |  Hull City | 22 | +25.6 24/25→25/26 | 43145.5% | 7211.9% |
| 8 | R. AlebiosuFull-back | Blackburn | 24 | +25.1 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 68±0% |
| 9 | N. PhillipsCentre-back |  West Brom | 29 | +24.5 24/25→25/26 | 489.9% | 6033.9% |
| 10 | J. BreeFull-back |  Southampton | 28 | +24 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 54±0% |
| 11 | R. ManningFull-back | Southampton | 30 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 35±0% | 46±0% |
| 12 | M. ClarkeFull-back |  Derby | 30 | +16.5 24/25→25/26 | 4753.6% | 513.6% |
| 13 | J. CooperFull-back | Millwall | 31 | +16.5 24/25→25/26 | 53±0% | 42±0% |
| 14 | C. TaylorCentre-back | Derby | 33 | +15.3 24/25→25/26 | 19±0% | 2428.9% |
| 15 | C. StylesFull-back | West Brom | 26 | +12.2 24/25→25/26 | 47±0% | 61±0% |
| 16 | C. TaylorFull-back | Millwall | 23 | +11.4 24/25→25/26 | 39±0% | 69±0% |
| 17 | K. KebenFull-back |  Watford | 22 | +11 24/25→25/26 | 14±0% | 64±0% |
| 18 | G. CampbellCentre-back | West Brom | 25 | +9.8 24/25→25/26 | 379.4% | 662.5% |
| 19 | A. CresswellFull-back |  Stoke City | 36 | +9.6 24/25→25/26 | 18111.6% | 1912.8% |
| 20 | R. DickieCentre-back |  Bristol City | 30 | +7.9 24/25→25/26 | 33±0% | 38±0% |
| 21 | K. MavropanosCentre-back |  West Ham | 28 | +7.4 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 60±0% |
| 22 | J. CórdobaFull-back |  Norwich | 25 | +7.4 24/25→25/26 | 21±0% | 63±0% |
| 23 | L. MillerFull-back | Blackburn | 26 | +5.9 24/25→25/26 | 3024.4% | 5924.4% |
| 24 | H. ClarkeCentre-back |  Preston | 25 | +5.1 24/25→25/26 | 16±0% | 637.9% |
| 25 | C. BrittainFull-back |  Middlesbrough | 28 | +3.7 24/25→25/26 | 37±0% | 57±0% |
| 26 | B. JohnsonCentre-back | Stoke City | 26 | +1.4 24/25→25/26 | 13±0% | 53±0% |
| 27 | R. BurkeCentre-back |  Charlton | 30 | +1.4 24/25→25/26 | 1015.7% | 3421.1% |
| 28 | J. NgakiaFull-back | Watford | 26 | +1 24/25→25/26 | 323.3% | 642.9% |
| 29 | B. ChriseneCentre-back | Norwich | 22 | +1 24/25→25/26 | 11±0% | 62±0% |
| 30 | C. DoyleCentre-back |  Wrexham | 22 | +0.7 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 71±0% |
| 31 | L. MorrisonCentre-back |  QPR | 23 | -0.4 24/25→25/26 | 113.7% | 585.7% |
| 32 | E. BocatFull-back | Stoke City | 27 | -2.5 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 49±0% |
| 33 | A. AhmedFull-back | Norwich | 25 | -2.9 24/25→25/26 | 1318.1% | 6460.9% |
| 34 | B. Osayi-SamuelCentre-back |  Birmingham | 28 | -4.3 24/25→25/26 | 13±0% | 44±0% |
| 35 | J. TymonFull-back | Swansea | 27 | -4.6 24/25→25/26 | 354.8% | 630.6% |
| 36 | S. LangåsCentre-back | Derby | 25 | -5.3 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 63±0% |
| 37 | J. TangangaCentre-back |  Sheffield Utd | 27 | -5.4 24/25→25/26 | 41±0% | 59±0% |
| 38 | A. MalandaCentre-back | Middlesbrough | 24 | -6.3 24/25→25/26 | 3424.3% | 460.9% |
| 39 | D. HyamCentre-back | Wrexham | 30 | -6.7 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 45±0% |
| 40 | D. MurkinFull-back | Derby | 27 | -10.9 24/25→25/26 | 1346.2% | 5019% |
| 41 | A. DoughtyFull-back | Millwall | 26 | -11.1 24/25→25/26 | 1937% | 585.7% |
| 42 | L. JonesCentre-back | Charlton | 30 | -12 24/25→25/26 | 45±0% | 43±0% |
| 43 | K. RamsayCentre-back | Charlton | 25 | -12.2 24/25→25/26 | 3625.3% | 6329.2% |
| 44 | D. ElereweCentre-back | Lincoln | 23 | -12.2 24/25→25/26 | 378% | 4223.4% |
| 45 | S. WhartonCentre-back | Blackburn | 28 | -12.8 23/24→25/26 | 862.7% | 3834.8% |
| 46 | C. OgilvieCentre-back |  Portsmouth | 30 | -13.2 24/25→25/26 | 1841.8% | 3731.9% |
| 47 | B. WilmotCentre-back | Stoke City | 26 | -15.6 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 59±0% |
| 48 | J. BoltonCentre-back | Bolton | 32 | -16.3 24/25→25/26 | 1650.5% | 1246.3% |
| 49 | M. KilmanCentre-back | West Ham | 29 | -18.2 24/25→25/26 | 15±0% | 47±0% |
| 50 | M. PollockCentre-back | Watford | 24 | -22.4 24/25→25/26 | 19±0% | 65±0% |