Best Ball Playing Defender Players in EA FC 26
The top Ball Playing Defender CBs in EA SPORTS FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CB Ball Playing Defender role.
A modern centre back who is as comfortable defending as playing the ball. Capable of moving forward or wider to support build-up play.
These are the best Ball Playing Defender CBs in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CB Ball Playing Defender role. Each card shows its FUT.GG rating, live price, PlayStyles, and key attributes.
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Top 30 Ball Playing Defender CBs by GG Rating
What is GG Rating?#1
Virgil van Dijk
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–
Def. Awareness99
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle99
Strength99
Reactions98
Aggression95
Lengthy193cmUnique
#2
Milan Škriniar
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness98
Interceptions97
Standing Tackle99
Strength98
Reactions98
Aggression96
Lengthy188cmUnique
#3
Isaak Touré
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness95
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle96
Strength98
Reactions92
Aggression93
Lengthy206cmAverage Tall
#4
William Saliba
FUTTIES
CB–RB–CDM–RM–CM–
Def. Awareness99
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle99
Strength96
Reactions97
Aggression96
Lengthy193cmAverage Tall
#5
Sphephelo Sithole
FUTTIES
CDM–RB–CB–LB–CM–
Def. Awareness95
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle97
Strength99
Reactions95
Aggression99
Lengthy188cmAverage Tall
#6
Kalidou Koulibaly
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness96
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle98
Strength99
Reactions99
Aggression99
Lengthy186cmUnique
#7
Joe Gomez
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–RM–LM–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions95
Standing Tackle99
Strength96
Reactions94
Aggression94
Lengthy188cmUnique
#8
Casemiro
FUTTIES
CDM–CB–RM–CM–CAM–
Def. Awareness96
Interceptions95
Standing Tackle98
Strength99
Reactions98
Aggression99
Lengthy185cmUnique
#9
Dean Huijsen
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions97
Standing Tackle97
Strength95
Reactions95
Aggression97
Lengthy197cmLean Tall
#10
Gabriel
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness99
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle99
Strength98
Reactions96
Aggression97
Lengthy190cmAverage Tall
#11
Leny Yoro
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions98
Standing Tackle99
Strength98
Reactions98
Aggression95
Lengthy190cmLean Tall
#12
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
FUTTIES
RB–CB–LB–RM–LM–
Def. Awareness98
Interceptions98
Standing Tackle98
Strength95
Reactions94
Aggression95
Controlled183cmUnique
#13
Antonio Rüdiger
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions97
Standing Tackle97
Strength98
Reactions94
Aggression99
Lengthy190cmLean Tall
#14
Lukas Klostermann
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness98
Interceptions97
Standing Tackle97
Strength93
Reactions95
Aggression86
Lengthy189cmAverage Tall
#15
Clément Lenglet
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions98
Standing Tackle96
Strength97
Reactions94
Aggression95
Lengthy186cmUnique
#16
Jérémy Jacquet
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness99
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle99
Strength97
Reactions90
Aggression93
Lengthy188cmLean Tall
#17
Ryan Gravenberch
FUTTIES
CDM–CB–CM–CAM–ST–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle99
Strength95
Reactions96
Aggression93
Lengthy190cmLean Tall
#18
Eric Dier
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness98
Interceptions94
Standing Tackle95
Strength98
Reactions95
Aggression97
Lengthy191cmStocky Tall
#19
Josh Acheampong
FUTTIES
RB–CB–LB–CDM–RM–
Def. Awareness93
Interceptions92
Standing Tackle94
Strength98
Reactions93
Aggression93
Lengthy190cmLean Tall
#20
Ruben Kluivert
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness94
Interceptions94
Standing Tackle99
Strength98
Reactions94
Aggression93
Lengthy187cmAverage Tall
#21
Danny da Costa
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–RM–LM–
Def. Awareness95
Interceptions92
Standing Tackle96
Strength96
Reactions96
Aggression98
Lengthy187cmAverage Tall
#22
Ayden Heaven
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions95
Standing Tackle97
Strength97
Reactions93
Aggression96
Lengthy189cmAverage Tall
#23
Marquinhos
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness99
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle99
Strength99
Reactions98
Aggression99
Controlled183cmAverage Medium
#24
Moussa Sissoko
FUTTIES
CM–CB–CDM–RM–RW–
Def. Awareness93
Interceptions92
Standing Tackle96
Strength99
Reactions93
Aggression94
Lengthy187cmUnique
#25
Wendie Renard
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness98
Interceptions95
Standing Tackle98
Strength98
Reactions96
Aggression95
Lengthy187cmUnique
#26
Ibañez
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness94
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle98
Strength94
Reactions96
Aggression94
Lengthy185cmAverage Tall
#27
Harry Maguire
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness97
Interceptions97
Standing Tackle97
Strength98
Reactions96
Aggression95
Lengthy193cmStocky Tall
#28
Rio Ferdinand
FUTTIES ICON
CB–RB–LB–CDM–CM–
Def. Awareness99
Interceptions99
Standing Tackle99
Strength98
Reactions99
Aggression97
Controlled189cmUnique
#29
Piero Hincapié
FUTTIES
CB–RB–LB–RM–LM–
Def. Awareness96
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle98
Strength91
Reactions98
Aggression99
Controlled184cmAverage Medium
#30
Andrew Robertson
FUTTIES
LB–RB–CB–CM–LM–
Def. Awareness98
Interceptions96
Standing Tackle96
Strength94
Reactions96
Aggression98
Controlled178cmUnique