Playing on home soil, the CB with the highest average rating was Harry Maguire. Despite England’s defeat against Italy, the English CB performance was incredible throughout the tournament.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Country |
| Harry Maguire | 9.12 | Back 4 | 300 | England |
| Aleksandar Dragović | 8.87 | Back 4 | 210 | Austria |
| Aymeric Laporte | 8.51 | Back 4 | 630 | Spain |
| Mykola Matviyenko | 8.30 | Back 5 | 210 | Ukraine |
| Dedryck Boyata | 8.29 | Back 5 | 180 | Belgium |
| Eric García | 8.21 | Back 4 | 248 | Spain |
| David Alaba | 8.10 | Back 5 | 180 | Austria |
| John Stones | 8.07 | Back 4 | 468 | England |
| Jan Vertonghen | 8.06 | Back 5 | 346 | Belgium |
| Bartosz Bereszyński | 7.92 | Back 5 | 270 | Poland |
| Daley Blind | 7.87 | Back 5 | 296 | Netherlands |
| Jason Denayer | 7.72 | Back 5 | 180 | Belgium |
| Francesco Acerbi | 7.63 | Back 4 | 232 | Italy |
| Leonardo Bonucci | 7.60 | Back 4 | 675 | Italy |
| Illia Zabarnyi | 7.50 | Back 5 | 210 | Ukraine |
| Raphaël Varane | 7.49 | Back 4 | 270 | France |
| Manuel Akanji | 7.43 | Back 5 | 390 | Switzerland |
| Scott McTominay | 7.42 | Back 5 | 180 | Scotland |
| Mats Hummels | 7.38 | Back 5 | 332 | Germany |
| Toby Alderweireld | 7.37 | Back 5 | 360 | Belgium |
| John Stones | 7.36 | Back 5 | 210 | England |
| Harry Maguire | 7.31 | Back 5 | 210 | England |
| Presnel Kimpembe | 7.12 | Back 4 | 270 | France |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the competition: 180 minutes (equivalent to 2 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);
Data from FBref.