Being one of the key pieces of the Dortmund side that fought for the title until the last matchday, Guerreiro presented the highest average rating among FBs this season.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 7.91 | Back 4 | 1851 | Dortmund |
| Alphonso Davies | 7.72 | Back 4 | 1732 | Bayern Munich |
| Benjamin Pavard | 7.61 | Back 4 | 1137 | Bayern Munich |
| Borna Sosa | 7.54 | Back 4 | 830 | Stuttgart |
| João Cancelo | 7.40 | Back 4 | 653 | Bayern Munich |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 7.37 | Back 4 | 954 | Bayern Munich |
| Jeremie Frimpong | 7.35 | Back 5 | 1675 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Jonas Hector | 7.27 | Back 4 | 2734 | Köln |
| Marius Wolf | 7.21 | Back 4 | 1466 | Dortmund |
| Paulo Otávio | 7.11 | Back 4 | 1849 | Wolfsburg |
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);
– Relegation/Promotion play-off data excluded;
Data from FBref.