Averaging ratings over the 8 mark, Todibo (Nice) and Medina (Lens) had incredible stretches of the seasons.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Jean-Clair Todibo | 8.09 | Back 4 | 1791 | Nice |
| Facundo Medina | 8.04 | Back 5 | 2779 | Lens |
| Dante | 7.81 | Back 4 | 2070 | Nice |
| Yunis Abdelhamid | 7.75 | Back 4 | 2430 | Reims |
| Danilo Pereira | 7.73 | Back 5 | 1758 | PSG |
| Sergio Ramos | 7.70 | Back 5 | 1941 | PSG |
| Jonathan Gradit | 7.61 | Back 5 | 2553 | Lens |
| Alexsandro Ribeiro | 7.45 | Back 4 | 1559 | Lille |
| Arthur Theate | 7.36 | Back 4 | 2767 | Rennes |
| Sinaly Diomande | 7.36 | Back 4 | 922 | Lyon |
| Dejan Lovren | 7.35 | Back 4 | 966 | Lyon |
| Emmanuel Agbadou | 7.33 | Back 4 | 1636 | Reims |
| Kevin Danso | 7.32 | Back 5 | 2962 | Lens |
| Castello Lukeba | 7.27 | Back 5 | 809 | Lyon |
| Sinaly Diomande | 7.25 | Back 5 | 667 | Lyon |
| Cheick Konaté | 7.24 | Back 5 | 450 | Clermont |
| Axel Disasi | 7.23 | Back 5 | 720 | Monaco |
| Castello Lukeba | 7.19 | Back 4 | 2177 | Lyon |
| Marquinhos | 7.16 | Back 5 | 1970 | PSG |
| Massadio Haïdara | 7.13 | Back 5 | 848 | Lens |
| Dante | 7.08 | Back 5 | 1229 | Nice |
| Jean-Clair Todibo | 7.08 | Back 5 | 1079 | Nice |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);
Data from FBref.