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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in League Two

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in League Two, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Braybrooke of Chesterfield is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.9, and M. Shelton has been the form player this season, grading 44.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Shelton has improved his Season rating most, up +37 on last season, while A. Mayor's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Evans of Harrogate Town is the most valuable name in this group at 6.1.

Best talent
S. Braybrooke35.9RTG
Chesterfield
In form
M. Shelton44.3SsN
Barnet
Rising potential
A. Mayor+4.6RTG
Cambridge United · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Shelton+37SsN
Barnet · 22/23→25/26
Top scorer
M. Shelton8goals
Barnet
Most valuable
J. Evans6.1val
Harrogate Town
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PlayerTeam
1S. BraybrookeDefensive midfielderChesterfield22351404.3%366.3%
2Marcus Lemar IfillDefensive midfielderBromley22304200%3629.1%
3A. MayorDefensive midfielderCambridge United21203515%
4J. SnowdonDefensive midfielderSwindon Town222535
5L. BennettDefensive midfielderCambridge United242632.3%3424.7%
6M. HolíčekDefensive midfielderCrewe212311.1%342.5%
7J. EvansDefensive midfielderHarrogate Town253934
8Ismeal KabiaDefensive midfielderShrewsbury202534
9R. StirkDefensive midfielderChesterfield252524.4%338.3%
10J. ArthursDefensive midfielderBromley252135.5%337.3%
11Joel McGregorDefensive midfielderSwindon Town201953.3%334.2%
12Jake Thomas BattyDefensive midfielderSwindon Town211239.2%323.9%
13Jayden JosephDefensive midfielderTranmere202332
14G. TuriDefensive midfielderGrimsby2414615%3215.4%
15T. PerryDefensive midfielderShrewsbury253044.9%3125.9%
16G. McEachranDefensive midfielderGrimsby252043.9%3110.1%
17L. HooleDefensive midfielderShrewsbury242914.3%3132.6%
18G. HoddleDefensive midfielderCambridge United2153120.8%
19H. NealDefensive midfielderFleetwood Town252713.7%310.6%
20C. EvansDefensive midfielderNewport County25235.6%311.6%
21G. KilkennyDefensive midfielderSwindon Town26284.8%318.4%
22Finley Frank BarbrookDefensive midfielderColchester21631
23A. CharlesDefensive midfielderBromley2740159%301.3%
24A. ReadDefensive midfielderColchester2744137.1%301.3%
25B. KamwaDefensive midfielderNewport County262424.9%3013.1%
26V. HarperDefensive midfielderWalsall25177.3%2927.4%
27T. LeighDefensive midfielderBristol Rovers2627280.3%291.4%
28N. KennehDefensive midfielderTranmere231430.3%2932.7%
29K. BerkoeDefensive midfielderShrewsbury2514161.5%291.4%
30N. KhumbeniDefensive midfielderGillingham23561.2%294%
31Luke Joseph ButterfieldDefensive midfielderAccrington ST22929
32M. SandersDefensive midfielderCrewe273274.6%297.8%
33J. PlantDefensive midfielderTranmere226281.4%
34K. Thompson-SommersDefensive midfielderBristol Rovers24628
35A. HartiganDefensive midfielderBarnet2615282.2%
36R. McKenzieDefensive midfielderGillingham272722.3%2815.3%
37R. De HavillandDefensive midfielderBristol Rovers25939.6%2835.3%
38E. BristowDefensive midfielderTranmere2498.8%2713.7%
39E. ColemanDefensive midfielderGillingham261896.8%275.9%
40O. AshleyDefensive midfielderSalford City26972.2%2720.7%
41L. CoyleDefensive midfielderAccrington ST261422.6%2613%
42M. SmithDefensive midfielderNewport County2611±0%2634.4%
43T. SangDefensive midfielderShrewsbury27261.5%2517.6%
44M. SheltonDefensive midfielderBarnet2944506.8%246.2%
45L. KellyDefensive midfielderMilton Keynes Dons303978.7%221.3%
46A. LittleDefensive midfielderGillingham293316.8%2216.7%
47M. PinnockDefensive midfielderBromley313510.6%2137.8%
48B. MorrisDefensive midfielderHarrogate Town303310.5%2116.9%
49B. StevensonDefensive midfielderCheltenham291572.1%2032.9%
50B. FoxDefensive midfielderHarrogate Town28729.5%2016.7%