BVB Player Ratings 2016-17: Defenders

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 27: Marc Bartra of Dortmund celebrates after winning the DFB Cup final match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on May 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 27: Marc Bartra of Dortmund celebrates after winning the DFB Cup final match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on May 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) /
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BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 27: Marc Bartra of Dortmund celebrates after winning the DFB Cup final match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on May 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY – MAY 27: Marc Bartra of Dortmund celebrates after winning the DFB Cup final match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Olympiastadion on May 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

A DFB Cup Final win marks the conclusion of a dramatic campaign filled with ups and downs for the men of Dortmund. Every match sees predictions and often critical summaries of player performances. Now that the season over, an evaluation is needed to judge the performances of each individual who made an appearance for Borussia Dortmund in the 2016-2017 Bundesliga campaign.

The player rating system for the Bundesliga campaign in this article series will be fairly simple and will go as follow:

  • A: Significant performance, changes any match by appearing
  • B: Always consistent
  • C: Endured good performances and bad performances
  • D: Just not good enough to be truly trusted in matches
  • F: Little to no positive impact, performances not worth the wages and needs to go.

Now onto the second set of rankings in the series, the defenders.