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

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

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At a glance

H. Douglas of Rotherham is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.9, and Joel McGregor has been the form player this season, grading 21.5, and Filozofe Mabete leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Joel McGregor has improved his Season rating most, up +9.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Joel McGregor of Swindon Town is the most valuable name in this group at 4.3.

Swindon Town · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

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Swindon Town · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Filozofe Mabete1goals

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	Player	Team
1	Joel McGregor Full-back	Swindon Town	20	4.3	2276.2%	334.5%
2	T. Wilson-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	4	12	31
3	Filozofe Mabete Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	3.9	14	31
4	Jake Thomas Batty Full-back	Fleetwood Town	21	3.7	1239.2%	324.2%
5	Joshua Alan Powell Centre-back	Northampton	21	3.6	1837.9%	349.2%
6	Z. Williams Centre-back	Barnet	21	3.1	67.9%	403.3%
7	Kayden Hughes Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	20	3.1	838.9%	311.6%
8	J. Slater Full-back	Tranmere	21	3	18±0%	358%
9	H. Douglas Centre-back	Rotherham	21	3	5	41
10	M. Kacurri Centre-back	Grimsby	20	2.9	19±0%	32±0%
11	L. Dobbs Centre-back	Gillingham	19	2.9	1	28
12	J. Smith Centre-back	Accrington ST	21	2.9	5	29
13	Sonny Aljofree Centre-back	Rotherham	21	2.8	1037.8%	334.8%
14	Keenan Gough Centre-back	Bristol Rovers	20	2.8	2±0%	571.2%
15	E. James Centre-back	Exeter City	21	2.8	3±0%	39±0%
16	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	2.8	0	72
17	W. Johnson Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	21	2.8	0	29
18	R. Matyar Centre-back	Barnet	21	2.8	0	28
19	J. Debayo Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	2.7	1	2853.5%
20	S. Inwood Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	2.7	0	40
21	L. Agbaire Centre-back	Rotherham	21	2.7	9±0%	40±0%
22	N. Asiimwe Centre-back	Salford City	21	2.6	2813.8%	485%
23	Rohat Matyar Centre-back	Barnet	20	2.6	0	29
24	P. Croker Centre-back	Crewe	20	2.6	0	28
25	L. Sousa Full-back	Shrewsbury	21	2.6	223.1%	37±0%
26	L. Samuel Centre-back	Exeter City	20	2.6	1137.5%	32±0%
27	L. Temple Centre-back	Oldham	21	2.6	1	27
28	Ethan Sutherland Centre-back	Exeter City	20	2.6	65400%	2830.2%
29	I. Lee Centre-back	Shrewsbury	21	2.6	2±0%	28±0%
30	G. Nevett Centre-back	Tranmere	20	2.5	10±0%	43±0%
31	Frankie Edwards Centre-back	Colchester	20	2.5	0	27
32	H. Carson Centre-back	Salford City	20	2.5	0	27
33	H. Webster Centre-back	Gillingham	20	2.5	0100%	283.5%
34	Stan Dancey Centre-back	Crewe	19	2.5	1	29
35	P. Croker Centre-back	Crewe	19	2.4	0	28
36	Daniel Watts Centre-back	Exeter City	20	2.4	0	56
37	Omari Mrisho Centre-back	Crawley Town	20	2.4	1	26
38	J. Daley Centre-back	Gillingham	19	2.4	0	28
39	M. Etherington Centre-back	Harrogate Town	20	2.4	0	26
40	Alfie Merritt Full-back	Newport County	17	2.3	2	30
41	Liam Oakes Centre-back	Exeter City	19	2.3	10±0%	42±0%
42	Conor Haughey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	18	2.2	10±0%	32±0%
43	Harrison Duncan Centre-back	Rotherham	18	2.2	0	38
44	Lucas Griffiths-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	16	2	0	28
45	Alex Whitney Centre-back	Chesterfield	0	0.7	0	12
46	I. Anderson Centre-back	Oldham	0	0.7	0	13
47	Oliver Hall Centre-back	Shrewsbury	0	0.6	0	12