Best centre-backs in League One

The highest-potential centre-backs in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Pye of Stockport County is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.5, and C. Goode has been the form player this season, grading 48.2, and K. Wootton leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Hamer has improved his Season rating most, up +33.6 on last season, while I. Ogundere's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Pye of Stockport County is the most valuable name in this group at 33.2.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	E. Pye Centre-back	Stockport County	23	4410.6%	541.5%
2	D. Lawlor Centre-back	Cardiff	20	292300%	507.6%
3	T. Mengi Centre-back	Luton	24	3486.8%	5016.1%
4	A. Mitchell Centre-back	Plymouth	24	3013.2%	493.1%
5	I. Ogundere Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	23	2819.3%	4942.4%
6	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	31179.5%	4918.2%
7	O. Casey Centre-back	Blackpool	25	4212.7%	486.1%
8	B. Hills Centre-back	Stockport County	22	2431.5%	482.8%
9	M. Ross Centre-back	Plymouth	25	28113%	4827.1%
10	T. Hamer Centre-back	Lincoln	26	45297.3%	4810.4%
11	Joshua Feeney Centre-back	Huddersfield	21	192.1%	462.3%
12	J. McGrath Centre-back	Doncaster	23	1928.5%	4526.3%
13	L. Fiorini Centre-back	Stockport County	24	19972.2%	4510%
14	D. Okagbue Centre-back	Peterborough	22	1951.8%	4513.6%
15	M. Sorinola Centre-back	Plymouth	25	2294.8%	4522.7%
16	C. Taylor Centre-back	Wycombe	24	1940.4%	447.3%
17	S. Earley Centre-back	Stevenage	23	256075%	4418.5%
18	C. Makosso Centre-back	Luton	22	1818.3%	440.7%
19	J. Pattenden Centre-back	Stevenage	24	2297.3%	441.6%
20	K. Casey Centre-back	Leyton Orient	21	13	4337.4%
21	M. Forbes Centre-back	Northampton	22	11500%	4313.2%
22	M. Dyche Centre-back	Northampton	23	1982.7%	430.9%
23	C. Johnston Centre-back	Peterborough	24	1811.8%	4340.3%
24	G. Nevett Centre-back	Peterborough	20	1055.6%	431.7%
25	Benn David Ward Centre-back	Reading	22	1823.8%	4337.5%
26	L. Freestone Centre-back	Stevenage	26	3439.8%	423%
27	C. Forino-Joseph Centre-back	Bolton	26	25232%	420.7%
28	S. Grehan Centre-back	Doncaster	22	111428.6%	4210.9%
29	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	23	1824.3%	412.4%
30	H. Douglas Centre-back	Rotherham	21	5	41
31	L. Agbaire Centre-back	Rotherham	21	9	41
32	E. Toal Centre-back	Bolton	27	24113.3%	418.6%
33	J. Olowu Centre-back	Stockport County	26	1919.6%	4017.4%
34	J. Debrah Centre-back	Port Vale	25	1556.1%	4014.8%
35	K. John Centre-back	Port Vale	25	2220.9%	4022.3%
36	P. Kioso Centre-back	Peterborough	26	1938.2%	4035.9%
37	W. Forrester Centre-back	Leyton Orient	25	145.4%	4010%
38	J. Moon Centre-back	Burton Albion	25	1166%	4017.5%
39	J. Yfeko Centre-back	Exeter City	23	658.8%	389%
40	K. Wootton Centre-back	Stockport County	29	2828.3%	3815.6%
41	M. de Gevigney Centre-back	Barnsley	26	1547.5%	3820.6%
42	J. Lewis Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	26	1469.5%	389.6%
43	C. Humphreys Centre-back	Port Vale	27	2717%	3819.8%
44	D. Happe Centre-back	Leyton Orient	27	202%	3715.2%
45	T. Sibbick Centre-back	Burton Albion	27	235.8%	3613.5%
46	M. Andersen Centre-back	Luton	28	26648.6%	3623.3%
47	G. Osho Centre-back	Cardiff	27	1824%	3548.5%
48	T. O'Connor Centre-back	Peterborough	27	150.7%	3523.7%
49	S. Sessegnon Centre-back	Wigan	26	647.1%	3414.4%
50	D. Casey Centre-back	Wycombe	28	2216%	3322.3%