Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in League Two 26/27

The most valuable defenders in League Two in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Stephenson of Crewe is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and B. Cooper has been the form player this season, grading 33.5, and Lewis Shipley leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Burroughs has improved his Season rating most, up +22.4 on last season, while K. McFadzean's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Turns of Exeter City is the most valuable name in this group at 6.

Chesterfield · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Burroughs+22.4SsN

Northampton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	24	5.9	33124.3%	412.4%
2	A. Appiah Full-back	Bristol Rovers	25	5.8	14100%	5410.9%
3	B. Cooper Centre-back	Salford City	26	5.8	3481.1%	3031.1%
4	L. Woodhouse Full-back	Exeter City	22	5.3	208.8%	43±0%
5	M. Hancock Full-back	Walsall	23	5	2240.8%	31±0%
6	J. Burroughs Full-back	Northampton	25	4.8	26560%	392.6%
7	G. Bajrami Centre-back	Crawley Town	27	4.7	29	2625.9%
8	L. Offord Centre-back	Crewe	26	4.6	2432.6%	333.1%
9	J. Connolly Centre-back	Walsall	25	4.6	2010.6%	342.7%
10	Joel McGregor Full-back	Swindon Town	20	4.3	28132%	334.5%
11	T. Wilson-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	22	4.2	25	31
12	J. Sweeney Full-back	Grimsby	24	4.1	2212.9%	32±0%
13	Filozofe Mabete Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	3.9	24	31
14	E. Ahui Full-back	Walsall	22	3.8	23	32
15	F. Potter Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	22	3.8	165.8%	32±0%
16	L. Jenkins Centre-back	Newport County	25	3.7	2230.5%	313%
17	D. Skura Centre-back	Walsall	24	3.7	21491.7%	422.4%
18	L. Billington Full-back	Crewe	22	3.7	228.1%	37±0%
19	C. Finney Full-back	Crewe	23	3.5	63050%	308.1%
20	K. Balmer Full-back	Bristol Rovers	26	3.5	158.2%	298.1%
21	A. Senior Full-back	Barnet	24	3.5	488.9%	37±0%
22	A. Smith Full-back	Gillingham	25	3.5	1546.2%	322.5%
23	L. Samuel Centre-back	Exeter City	20	3.5	17110%	32±0%
24	M. Kacurri Centre-back	Grimsby	21	3.5	1619.7%	320.6%
25	S. Negru Full-back	Swindon Town	24	3.3	124.1%	28±0%
26	J. Slater Full-back	Tranmere	22	3.3	1044.7%	3510%
27	L. Gordon Centre-back	Chesterfield	25	3.3	956.4%	31±0%
28	J. Tomkinson Full-back	Cheltenham	24	3.3	484%	32±0%
29	R. Bennett Full-back	Fleetwood Town	23	3.3	91114.3%	27±0%
30	D. Matthews Centre-back	Accrington ST	26	3.3	132.3%	2320.4%
31	B. Faulkner Full-back	Tranmere	22	3.2	1416.3%	319.5%
32	M. Jacob Full-back	Newport County	25	3.2	1181.4%	5440.3%
33	E. Bristow Full-back	Harrogate Town	24	3.2	1437.3%	2713.3%
34	L. Hoole Centre-back	Shrewsbury	24	3.2	1450.2%	31±0%
35	H. Burke Centre-back	Walsall	24	3.2	6	26
36	Z. Williams Centre-back	Barnet	21	3.2	276.2%	403.3%
37	E. James Centre-back	Exeter City	21	3.2	14396.4%	39±0%
38	T. Allen Centre-back	Salford City	26	3.1	1533.3%	41±0%
39	Lewis Shipley Centre-back	Barrow	22	3.1	11127.7%	317%
40	J. Leake Centre-back	Oldham	23	3.1	1598.6%	29±0%
41	A. Oluwo Centre-back	Salford City	26	3.1	1649%	32±0%
42	A. Pond Full-back	Chesterfield	22	3.1	275%	3511.5%
43	E. Otoo Full-back	Rotherham	24	3.1	5	30
44	T. Davies Centre-back	Newport County	23	3.1	564.7%	31±0%
45	Conor McManus Full-back	Gillingham	22	3.1	8	68
46	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	3.1	18	72
47	J. Smith Centre-back	Accrington ST	21	3	11	29
48	L. Ayina Centre-back	Salford City	23	3	0100%	2738.4%
49	D. Hall Centre-back	Rotherham	25	3	1057.9%	42±0%
50	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	3	390.4%	34±0%