With two players with an average ratings above the 8 mark, it is possible to consider Youcef Atal and Moussa N’Diaye the standout FBs in the Conference League 22-23.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Youcef Atal | 8.06 | Back 4 | 334 | Nice |
| Moussa N’Diaye | 8.05 | Back 4 | 567 | Anderlecht |
| Emerson Palmieri | 7.84 | Back 4 | 270 | West Ham United |
| Busanello | 7.83 | Back 4 | 360 | SK Dnipro-1 |
| Hasan Ali Kaldirim | 7.78 | Back 4 | 360 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Aaron Cresswell | 7.38 | Back 4 | 360 | West Ham United |
| Lukas Engel | 7.35 | Back 4 | 405 | Silkeborg |
| Joel Pereira | 7.30 | Back 4 | 1050 | Lech Poznań |
| Cristiano Biraghi | 7.21 | Back 4 | 978 | Fiorentina |
| Slobodan Urošević | 7.21 | Back 4 | 537 | Partizan |
| Emerson Palmieri | 7.18 | Back 5 | 446 | West Ham United |
| Júnior Caiçara | 7.11 | Back 4 | 412 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 7.10 | Back 4 | 780 | AZ Alkmaar |
| Michael Amir Murillo | 7.08 | Back 4 | 510 | Anderlecht |
| Milos Kerkez | 7.08 | Back 4 | 788 | AZ Alkmaar |
| Oliver Sonne | 7.02 | Back 4 | 425 | Silkeborg |
| Kristian Pedersen | 7.01 | Back 4 | 369 | Köln |
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);
– ECL Qualifying Round data excluded;
Data from FBref.