From this list, it is possible to identify that the teams that used a Back 5 defense achieved positive results in terms of CB performance. From the Top 8 CBs (in terms of average rating), 7 of them played in a Back 5.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Axel Disasi | 8.90 | Back 5 | 270 | Monaco |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 8.68 | Back 5 | 628 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Danilo | 8.62 | Back 5 | 561 | Juventus |
| Aritz Elustondo | 8.33 | Back 4 | 270 | Real Sociedad |
| Paul Jaeckel | 7.89 | Back 5 | 270 | Union Berlin |
| Gonçalo Inácio | 7.87 | Back 5 | 483 | Sporting CP |
| Sebastián Coates | 7.85 | Back 5 | 450 | Sporting CP |
| Piero Hincapié | 7.81 | Back 5 | 561 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Marc Bartra | 7.78 | Back 4 | 450 | Trabzonspor |
| Marius Lode | 7.73 | Back 4 | 412 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Robin Knoche | 7.70 | Back 5 | 891 | Union Berlin |
| Marius Høibråten | 7.68 | Back 4 | 448 | Bodø/Glimt |
| Lisandro Martínez | 7.66 | Back 4 | 793 | Man. United |
| Jon Pacheco | 7.59 | Back 4 | 450 | Real Sociedad |
| Dávid Hancko | 7.45 | Back 4 | 930 | Feyenoord |
| Jonathan Tah | 7.42 | Back 5 | 655 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Gleison Bremer | 7.38 | Back 5 | 480 | Juventus |
| Philipp Lienhart | 7.32 | Back 4 | 436 | Freiburg |
| Axel Disasi | 7.22 | Back 4 | 390 | Monaco |
| Rob Holding | 7.12 | Back 4 | 613 | Arsenal |
| Armando Obispo | 7.06 | Back 4 | 343 | PSV Eindhoven |
| Diogo Leite | 7.06 | Back 5 | 810 | Union Berlin |
| Nemanja Gudelj | 7.01 | Back 4 | 419 | Sevilla |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the season: 270 minutes (equivalent to 3 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);
– EL Qualifying Round data excluded;
Data from FBref.