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Most Improved defenders in Premiership 26/27

The most improved defenders in Premiership in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

E. Fernandez of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and C. Halkett leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while O. Bevan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Fernandez of Rangers is the most valuable name in this group at 17.9.

Best talent
E. Fernandez50.3RTG
Rangers
In form
P. McGinn52.1SsN
Motherwell
Rising potential
O. Bevan+8.4RTG
Dundee · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
P. McGinn+47.6SsN
Motherwell · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
C. Halkett4goals
Heart Of Midlothian
Most valuable
E. Fernandez17.9val
Rangers
22 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1P. McGinnCentre-backMotherwell35+47.6
24/25→25/26
521057.8%1868.2%
2C. HalkettCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian31+31
24/25→25/26
47191.4%273.1%
3E. FernandezCentre-backRangers24+19.2
24/25→25/26
32±0%50±0%
4O. BevanCentre-backDundee22+18.5
23/24→25/26
29171.3%5020.3%
5G. StangerCentre-backKilmarnock26+12.9
20/21→25/26
14±0%38±0%
6R. AstleyFull-backDundee24+10.4
24/25→25/26
29±0%48±0%
7A. GogićFull-backST Mirren32+4.4
24/25→25/26
30±0%22±0%
8B. EsselinkCentre-backDundee Utd27+3.5
24/25→25/26
16±0%35±0%
9R. BushiriCentre-backHibernian26+3.3
24/25→25/26
2416.3%4313%
10C. MontañoFull-backLivingston34+3.2
23/24→25/26
1235.6%1331.9%
11R. GrahamCentre-backDundee Utd25+1.5
24/25→25/26
1610.6%436.4%
12A. RalstonCentre-backCeltic27-0.3
24/25→25/26
191.6%3521.8%
13N. DevlinCentre-backAberdeen32-1.4
24/25→25/26
216.1%2029.7%
14C. CaddenCentre-backAberdeen30-4.8
24/25→25/26
15±0%272.6%
15C. KerrCentre-backLivingston31-5.4
23/24→25/26
586.4%1960%
16J. SouttarCentre-backRangers29-7.5
24/25→25/26
2225.5%3121.2%
17N. Guinness-WalkerFull-backAberdeen26-8.8
24/25→25/26
27±0%434.1%
18A. ForresterCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian21-11.9
24/25→25/26
1249
19D. WilsonCentre-backLivingston34-14.9
23/24→25/26
1255.6%1631%
20R. StrainFull-backFalkirk29-17.3
24/25→25/26
11±0%271.1%
21J. KerrCentre-backHibernian29-19.7
24/25→25/26
29±0%313.3%
22R. McGowanCentre-backLivingston37-19.9
23/24→25/26
1164%950.8%