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The Best Premier League Defenders (2026-27)

All 168 defenders across the 20 Premier League squads, ranked by overall rating. The top 30 are below.

The list

#	Player	Pos	Club	OVR
1	Virgil van Dijk	DEF	Liverpool	93
2	William Saliba	DEF	Arsenal	92
3	Rúben Dias	DEF	Man City	92
4	Gabriel Magalhães	DEF	Arsenal	91
5	Joško Gvardiol	DEF	Man City	90
6	Jurriën Timber	DEF	Arsenal	88
7	Piero Hincapié	DEF	Arsenal	87
8	Lisandro Martínez	DEF	Man United	86
9	Riccardo Calafiori	DEF	Arsenal	85
10	Abdukodir Khusanov	DEF	Man City	85
11	Marc Guéhi	DEF	Man City	85
12	Matthijs de Ligt	DEF	Man United	85
13	Cristian Romero	DEF	Tottenham	85
14	Pau Torres	DEF	Aston Villa	84
15	Rayan Aït-Nouri	DEF	Man City	84
16	Matheus Nunes	DEF	Man City	84
17	Diogo Dalot	DEF	Man United	84
18	Jan Paul van Hecke	DEF	Tottenham	84
19	Ezri Konsa	DEF	Aston Villa	83
20	Reece James	DEF	Chelsea	83
21	Jarrad Branthwaite	DEF	Everton	83
22	Leny Yoro	DEF	Man United	83
23	Noussair Mazraoui	DEF	Man United	83
24	Nikola Milenković	DEF	Nottm Forest	83
25	Micky van de Ven	DEF	Tottenham	83
26	Ben White	DEF	Arsenal	82
27	Victor Lindelöf	DEF	Aston Villa	82
28	Levi Colwill	DEF	Chelsea	82
29	Antonee Robinson	DEF	Fulham	82
30	Jeremie Frimpong	DEF	Liverpool	82

How these ratings work

Every player carries one overall rating, editorial rather than fed from a stats API: formula-based on 2025-26 league finishes and role, then hand-adjusted and maintained against club announcements through the transfer window. The same numbers drive the draft, the Club Power Rankings and how your XI is graded.

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