Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in League One 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
T. Noslin of Barnsley is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.5, and J. Neufville has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and A. Charles leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Charles has improved his Season rating most, up +24.8 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Charles of Bromley is the most valuable name in this group at 14.8.
11 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. NoslinDefensive midfielder |  Barnsley | 24 | 4011.9% | 691.6% |
| 2 | S. FusireDefensive midfielder |  Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 27239.7% | 62114.1% |
| 3 | A. RobertsonDefensive midfielder |  Cardiff | 23 | 22±0% | 51±0% |
| 4 | J. NeufvilleDefensive midfielder |  Bradford | 26 | 45±0% | 47±0% |
| 5 | D. PhillipsDefensive midfielder |  Stevenage | 25 | 21±0% | 44±0% |
| 6 | Karoy AndersonDefensive midfielder |  Blackpool | 22 | 11±0% | 431.9% |
| 7 | I. El MizouniDefensive midfielder |  Leyton Orient | 26 | 30±0% | 428.3% |
| 8 | K. ContehDefensive midfielder |  Bromley | 23 | 16±0% | 3410.9% |
| 9 | A. CharlesDefensive midfielder | Bromley | 27 | 40159% | 301.3% |
| 10 | I. HaydenDefensive midfielder | Leyton Orient | 31 | 1612% | 29±0% |
| 11 | A. RinomhotaDefensive midfielder |  Reading | 29 | 1±0% | 22±0% |