In a era where people demand FBs and WBs to contribute a lot offensively, this list only features players with great offensive and tecnical ability.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Juan Cuadrado | 7.53 | Back 4 | 1175 | Juventus |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 7.50 | Back 4 | 2753 | Napoli |
| Theo Hernández | 7.39 | Back 4 | 2711 | Milan |
| Mário Rui | 7.34 | Back 4 | 2812 | Napoli |
| Ivan Perišić | 7.18 | Back 5 | 2756 | Inter |
| Morten Frendrup | 7.00 | Back 4 | 517 | Genoa |
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.