Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in League One 26/27

The most valuable U21 defenders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Kieran Morgan of Bradford is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.1, and D. Lawlor has been the form player this season, grading 28.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kieran Morgan has improved his Season rating most, up +0.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Kieran Morgan of Bradford is the most valuable name in this group at 13.1.

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	Player	Team
1	Kieran Morgan Full-back	Bradford	20	13.1	12±0%	65±0%
2	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	11	29±0%	50±0%
3	G. Otegbayo Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	9.3	13±0%	63±0%
4	Finley Munroe Full-back	Blackpool	21	8.9	099.5%	5867.6%
5	Guilherme Leal Siqueira Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8.8	2	56
6	F. Delap Centre-back	Burton Albion	21	8.8	4±0%	40±0%
7	K. Casey Centre-back	Stevenage	21	8.7	8	43
8	Cole McGhee Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8.7	3	56
9	Callum Perry Full-back	Cambridge United	20	8.7	0	29
10	James Dornelly Full-back	Peterborough	21	8.5	16±0%	45±0%
11	Jayden Joseph Full-back	Leicester	20	8.4	2825.1%	65102.2%
12	Reece Johnson Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	20	8.4	3	55
13	S. Gale Centre-back	Barnsley	21	8.3	2910.4%	34±0%
14	Mackenzie Maltby Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	21	8.3	0	53
15	Cathal Heffernan Centre-back	Cambridge United	21	8.3	10±0%	30±0%
16	D. Lipsiuc Centre-back	Notts County	21	8.2	7	41
17	Harvey Araujo Centre-back	Burton Albion	21	7.9	2638.2%	353.6%
18	Joshua Feeney Centre-back	Peterborough	21	7.9	2424.7%	5111.8%
19	Emeka Adeile Full-back	Burton Albion	19	7.9	4±0%	5816.5%
20	A. Ahmed Full-back	Reading	19	7.9	42050%	422.7%
21	B. McCann Full-back	Peterborough	20	7.9	0100%	384.7%
22	P. Chinedu Centre-back	Leyton Orient	19	7.9	096.6%	3822.8%
23	L. Browne Centre-back	Notts County	20	7.8	0	30
24	C. Scanlon Full-back	Cardiff	21	7.8	524.3%	431.7%
25	Jonathan Bland Centre-back	Barnsley	20	7.8	24±0%	48±0%
26	S. Curtis Centre-back	Cambridge United	20	7.7	2225.4%	330.6%
27	C. Waller Centre-back	Milton Keynes Dons	21	7.7	1	29
28	Archie Harris Centre-back	Wigan	21	7.7	1	38
29	Christy Grogan Centre-back	Stockport County	20	7.6	0	41
30	A. Kay Full-back	Barnsley	18	7.6	14	45
31	J. Johnson Full-back	Luton	20	7.6	16±0%	46±0%
32	T. Anderson Centre-back	Mansfield Town	21	7.6	0	391.3%
33	J. Emery Centre-back	Sheffield Wednesday	19	7.5	1	54
34	C. McFarlane Full-back	Leicester	19	7.5	622.9%	427.7%
35	Ernie Weaver Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	19	7.5	3±0%	55±0%
36	Sam Parker Full-back	Wycombe	20	7.4	410.9%	59±0%
37	C. Tripp Centre-back	Milton Keynes Dons	20	7.4	2	315.9%
38	S. German Centre-back	Bromley	21	7.4	0	29
39	S. Boniface Centre-back	Leyton Orient	20	7.4	0	38
40	C. Headman Centre-back	Bromley	20	7.4	8±0%	30±0%
41	R. Kpakio Full-back	Cardiff	19	7.4	24±0%	51±0%
42	I. Samuels-Smith Centre-back	Notts County	20	7.3	510.6%	62±0%
43	F. Simmonds Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	18	7.3	3	44
44	B. Benagr Centre-back	Luton	19	7.2	1	41
45	O. Aluko Full-back	Leicester	19	7.2	0±0%	55±0%
46	Nathaniel Mapengu Centre-back	Stockport County	19	7.2	0	42
47	Lucca Mendonça Centre-back	Peterborough	18	7.2	3	41
48	E. Bates Centre-back	Stevenage	19	7.2	0	41
49	C. Chigozie Centre-back	Luton	19	7.2	1	42
50	C. Llyton Centre-back	Wigan	20	7.1	4±0%	41±0%