Centre-backs with the Best Potential in League Two 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in League Two in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Stephenson of Crewe is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and B. Cooper has been the form player this season, grading 33.5, and Lewis Shipley leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Dunkley has improved his Season rating most, up +20.5 on last season, while K. McFadzean's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Turns of Exeter City is the most valuable name in this group at 6.

Chesterfield · 24/25→25/26

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C. Dunkley+20.5SsN

Chesterfield · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	18	72
2	D. Skura Centre-back	Walsall	24	21491.7%	422.4%
3	D. Hall Centre-back	Rotherham	25	1057.9%	42±0%
4	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	24	33124.3%	412.4%
5	T. Allen Centre-back	Salford City	26	1533.3%	41±0%
6	E. James Centre-back	Exeter City	21	14396.4%	39±0%
7	J. Connolly Centre-back	Walsall	24	2010.6%	342.7%
8	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	390.4%	34±0%
9	L. Offord Centre-back	Crewe	26	2432.6%	333.1%
10	Sonny Aljofree Centre-back	Rotherham	21	813.5%	334.8%
11	J. Tucker Centre-back	Colchester	26	676.8%	32±0%
12	J. Fitzwater Centre-back	Exeter City	29	3219.7%	3212.2%
13	M. Kacurri Centre-back	Grimsby	21	1619.7%	320.6%
14	L. Samuel Centre-back	Exeter City	20	17110%	32±0%
15	F. Potter Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	22	165.8%	32±0%
16	A. Oluwo Centre-back	Salford City	26	1649%	32±0%
17	T. Wilson-Brown Centre-back	Swindon Town	22	25	31
18	L. Gordon Centre-back	Chesterfield	25	956.4%	31±0%
19	L. Jenkins Centre-back	Newport County	25	2230.5%	313%
20	L. Hoole Centre-back	Shrewsbury	24	1450.2%	31±0%
21	Filozofe Mabete Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	24	31
22	Lewis Shipley Centre-back	Barrow	22	11127.7%	317%
23	C. McJannet Centre-back	Grimsby	28	2046.7%	309.4%
24	J. Simpson Centre-back	Chesterfield	29	1241.2%	308.2%
25	B. Cooper Centre-back	Salford City	26	3481.1%	3031.1%
26	K. Majekodunmi Centre-back	Swindon Town	22	12	29
27	J. Smith Centre-back	Accrington ST	21	11	29
28	J. Tomlinson Centre-back	Cheltenham	26	368.6%	299.1%
29	L. Dobbs Centre-back	Gillingham	19	17	28
30	D. Collinge Centre-back	Barnet	28	391.3%	27±0%
31	G. Bajrami Centre-back	Crawley Town	27	29	2625.9%
32	L. Cass Centre-back	Harrogate Town	26	142.2%	2512.8%
33	S. Stubbs Centre-back	Shrewsbury	27	769.2%	25±0%
34	W. Aimson Centre-back	Salford City	32	1457.9%	253.8%
35	M. Clark Centre-back	Swindon Town	27	617.3%	2421.5%
36	K. Cameron Centre-back	Newport County	29	2129.8%	2418%
37	D. Matthews Centre-back	Accrington ST	26	132.3%	2320.4%
38	N. Smith Centre-back	Tranmere	30	1148.3%	22±0%
39	B. Purrington Centre-back	Bristol Rovers	30	1734.4%	198.6%
40	T. Bradbury Centre-back	Harrogate Town	28	579.1%	1839%
41	C. Hall Centre-back	Port Vale	33	1064.2%	18±0%
42	G. Scott-Morriss Centre-back	Oldham	29	15	18
43	J. Willis Centre-back	Northampton	32	14121.3%	1729.4%
44	D. Daniels Centre-back	Oldham	32	977.4%	16±0%
45	T. Mullarkey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	30	1924.3%	1651.7%
46	J. Ruffels Centre-back	Shrewsbury	33	860.8%	13±0%
47	D. Tutonda Centre-back	Accrington ST	31	1446.6%	1245.9%
48	C. Raglan Centre-back	Barrow	33	160.6%	1255.3%
49	A. O'Connor Centre-back	Harrogate Town	34	2135.8%	1046.8%
50	C. Dunkley Centre-back	Chesterfield	34	29244%	106.6%