Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Premiership 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Premiership in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
P. Nsio of ST Mirren is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and C. Allan has been the form player this season, grading 34.3, and M. Baur leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Campbell has improved his Season rating most, up +15 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, L. Fadinger of Motherwell is the most valuable name in this group at 12.9.
10 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. NsioDefensive midfielder |  ST Mirren | 20 | 32 | 5020.6% |
| 2 | C. AllanDefensive midfielder |  Falkirk | 22 | 34 | 48 |
| 3 | R. CarrDefensive midfielder | ST Mirren | 22 | 22 | 47 |
| 4 | D. TaitDefensive midfielder |  Dundee Utd | 24 | 2042.7% | 463.8% |
| 5 | Ben BrannanDefensive midfielder |  Kilmarnock | 19 | 22 | 46 |
| 6 | D. LobbanDefensive midfielder | Dunfermline | 21 | 13 | 45 |
| 7 | L. FadingerDefensive midfielder |  Motherwell | 26 | 2924.8% | 419.1% |
| 8 | A. CampbellDefensive midfielder | ST Mirren | 28 | 20312.5% | 346.4% |
| 9 | M. SyllaDefensive midfielder |  Livingston | 32 | 3116.2% | 1927.3% |
| 10 | C. McGregorDefensive midfielder |  Celtic | 33 | 1756.2% | 1623% |