Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Premiership

The most valuable defenders in Premiership, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Meghoma of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.3, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and J. Tavernier leads the scoring with 8 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 M. Freckleton's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Emmanuel of Motherwell is the most valuable name in this group at 17.8.

M. Freckleton+16.8RTG

ST Mirren · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. McGinn+47.6SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Emmanuel Full-back	Motherwell	25	17.8	481160.5%	5123.3%
2	S. Welsh Centre-back	Motherwell	26	15.8	43266.4%	4313.5%
3	M. Steinwender Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	26	14.8	4048%	4336%
4	M. Freckleton Centre-back	ST Mirren	23	14.4	39112.1%	5050.8%
5	J. Milne Centre-back	Aberdeen	23	13.5	36782.9%	4922.1%
6	K. Keresztes Centre-back	Dundee Utd	26	12.5	34	43
7	I. Iovu Centre-back	Dundee Utd	24	12.1	33	46
8	R. Deas Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	11.9	326.3%	434.5%
9	E. Fernandez Centre-back	Rangers	24	11.7	32156.1%	506.8%
10	F. Lissah Full-back	Falkirk	21	11.4	34	49
11	W. Ferry Full-back	Dundee Utd	25	11.1	3024.9%	506.7%
12	L. Graham Centre-back	Dundee	22	11	311247.8%	4930.7%
13	Luca Stephenson Full-back	Dundee Utd	22	10.9	1647.6%	521%
14	W. O'Hora Centre-back	Hibernian	27	10.7	2910%	3917.3%
15	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	10.7	2956.8%	482.1%
16	N. Djiga Centre-back	Rangers	23	10.7	299500%	4729.7%
17	D. Thompson Full-back	Kilmarnock	26	10.3	28300%	411.2%
18	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	10.3	1264.9%	4623.3%
19	V. Ševelj Full-back	Dundee Utd	25	10.1	2748.5%	4510.5%
20	K. Adams Full-back	Falkirk	24	10.1	26	45
21	D. Finlayson Centre-back	Livingston	25	10.1	23700%	457.9%
22	M. Knoester Centre-back	Aberdeen	27	10	27103%	379.5%
23	I. Samuels Full-back	Dundee	23	10	184350%	4519.5%
24	J. Meghoma Full-back	Rangers	20	9.9	24209.1%	5215.8%
25	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	9.9	12	49
26	A. Jensen Full-back	Aberdeen	24	9.8	1946.4%	4414.4%
27	R. King Centre-back	ST Mirren	24	9.6	21	43
28	A. Trusty Centre-back	Celtic	27	9.6	2642.6%	3916.5%
29	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	9.6	2416.3%	4313%
30	L. Neilson Centre-back	Falkirk	23	9.6	1015.9%	432.1%
31	L. McCann Full-back	Falkirk	26	9.6	24	43
32	J. Araujo Centre-back	Celtic	24	9.5	12151%	4341.3%
33	R. Graham Centre-back	Dundee Utd	25	9.5	1610.6%	436.4%
34	G. Molloy Centre-back	Aberdeen	24	9.3	1610.3%	429.4%
35	J. Richardson Full-back	ST Mirren	25	9.3	1339.4%	4249.8%
36	Billy Dawson Koumetio Centre-back	Dundee	23	9.3	1114.3%	420.5%
37	Brooklyn Kabongolo Centre-back	Livingston	23	9.1	7	41
38	D. Murray Centre-back	Celtic	23	9.1	8	41
39	G. Stanger Centre-back	Kilmarnock	25	9.1	142150%	41±0%
40	M. Schjønning-Larsen Full-back	Kilmarnock	25	9	10	40
41	K. Megwa Centre-back	Hibernian	22	8.9	98700%	425%
42	L. Scales Full-back	Celtic	28	8.8	405.9%	4312%
43	D. Sterling Full-back	Rangers	26	8.7	1239.6%	3910.6%
44	M. Frame Full-back	Aberdeen	20	8.6	9	46
45	D. Naamo Full-back	Dundee Utd	21	8.6	8	43
46	B. Esselink Centre-back	Dundee Utd	26	8.6	1627.6%	3914.9%
47	A. Montgomery Full-back	Livingston	24	8.6	6530%	393.2%
48	E. Brown Centre-back	Kilmarnock	21	8.6	15	43
49	Z. Mitchell Full-back	Hibernian	21	8.5	174.1%	436.8%
50	L. Mayo Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	8.5	2141.3%	3822%