With several players having very good seasons, the most notable performance goes to Enzo Le Fée, Lorient’s midfielder and one of the most promising players in this position.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Lionel Messi | 8.84 | Back 5 | 1065 | PSG |
| Rémy Cabella | 8.25 | Back 4 | 2346 | Lille |
| Neymar | 8.23 | Back 5 | 844 | PSG |
| Enzo Le Fée | 8.20 | Back 4 | 2418 | Lorient |
| Marco Verratti | 8.18 | Back 5 | 1386 | PSG |
| Marco Verratti | 8.12 | Back 4 | 808 | PSG |
| Romain Faivre | 7.99 | Back 5 | 704 | Lorient |
| Youssouf Fofana | 7.99 | Back 5 | 630 | Monaco |
| Martin Terrier | 7.94 | Back 4 | 976 | Rennes |
| Téji Savanier | 7.93 | Back 4 | 2212 | Montpellier |
| B. van den Boomen | 7.82 | Back 4 | 2569 | Toulouse |
| Himad Abdelli | 7.81 | Back 5 | 780 | Angers |
| Florian Tardieu | 7.80 | Back 5 | 870 | Troyes |
| Maxence Caqueret | 7.80 | Back 5 | 616 | Lyon |
| Johan Gastien | 7.79 | Back 4 | 628 | Clermont |
| Vitinha | 7.71 | Back 5 | 1806 | PSG |
| Seko Fofana | 7.65 | Back 5 | 2822 | Lens |
| Benjamin André | 7.64 | Back 4 | 2646 | Lille |
| Nabil Bentaleb | 7.58 | Back 5 | 1297 | Angers |
| Laurent Abergel | 7.57 | Back 5 | 623 | Lorient |
| Fabián Ruiz | 7.52 | Back 5 | 1070 | PSG |
| Benjamin Bourigeaud | 7.47 | Back 4 | 2795 | Rennes |
| Bradley Barcola | 7.44 | Back 4 | 1020 | Lyon |
| Gaëtan Laborde | 7.44 | Back 4 | 976 | Nice |
| Nabil Bentaleb | 7.44 | Back 4 | 1192 | Angers |
| Corentin Tolisso | 7.40 | Back 5 | 484 | Lyon |
| Florian Sotoca | 7.40 | Back 5 | 1948 | Lens |
| Nicolas Pépé | 7.39 | Back 4 | 504 | Nice |
| Valentin Rongier | 7.39 | Back 5 | 2762 | Marseille |
| Dango Ouattara | 7.36 | Back 4 | 1368 | Lorient |
| Sofiane Boufal | 7.32 | Back 4 | 491 | Angers |
| Pierre Lees-Melou | 7.31 | Back 4 | 2628 | Brest |
| Enzo Le Fée | 7.29 | Back 5 | 610 | Lorient |
| Aleksandr Golovin | 7.25 | Back 4 | 1944 | Monaco |
| Amine Gouiri | 7.24 | Back 4 | 941 | Rennes |
| Azor Matusiwa | 7.24 | Back 4 | 2061 | Reims |
| Maxence Caqueret | 7.24 | Back 4 | 2151 | Lyon |
| Jonathan Bamba | 7.21 | Back 4 | 2513 | Lille |
| Youcef Belaïli | 7.15 | Back 4 | 905 | Ajaccio |
| Youssouf Fofana | 7.15 | Back 4 | 2366 | Monaco |
| Junya Ito | 7.14 | Back 4 | 2095 | Reims |
| Ludovic Blas | 7.14 | Back 4 | 1766 | Nantes |
| Fabián Ruiz | 7.13 | Back 4 | 791 | PSG |
| Hicham Boudaoui | 7.13 | Back 4 | 1332 | Nice |
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 7.10 | Back 4 | 1193 | Lyon |
| André Gomes | 7.08 | Back 4 | 1506 | Lille |
| Khéphren Thuram | 7.08 | Back 4 | 1512 | Nice |
| Salis Abdul Samed | 7.04 | Back 5 | 2624 | Lens |
| Edon Zhegrova | 7.01 | Back 4 | 894 | Lille |
| Johan Gastien | 7.01 | Back 5 | 1975 | Clermont |
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.