In a dream season for Napoli, their two players were the FBs with the highest average rating on this list.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Mário Rui | 7.63 | Back 4 | 1750 | Napoli |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 7.46 | Back 4 | 3257 | Napoli |
| Theo Hernández | 7.15 | Back 5 | 540 | Milan |
| Stefan Posch | 7.07 | Back 4 | 2083 | Bologna |
| Alex Sandro | 7.04 | Back 4 | 661 | Juventus |
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.