Players with the Best Potential in League One 26/27

The highest-potential players in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in League One Best defenders in League One Best midfielders in League One Best attackers in League One Most in-form players in League One Top-scoring players in League One

At a glance

S. Silvera of Milton Keynes Dons is the standout for raw talent across players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.6, and Tom Iorpenda has been the form player this season, grading 44.5, and D. McGoldrick leads the scoring with 15 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, S. Thomas of Huddersfield is the most valuable name in this group at 18.5.

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Charles+24.8SsN

Bromley · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Silvera Central midfielder	Milton Keynes Dons	25	17251.1%	6552%
2	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Huddersfield	27	4411.8%	630.6%
3	J. Stolarczyk Goalkeeper	Leicester	25	6408.3%	639.6%
4	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	27239.7%	62114.1%
5	C. McNeill Winger	Sheffield Wednesday	22	17±0%	62±0%
6	B. Nelson Centre-back	Leicester	22	177.5%	612.3%
7	B. De Keersmaecker Central midfielder	Oxford United	26	3345.5%	5620%
8	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	292300%	507.6%
9	S. Roughan Full-back	Huddersfield	22	2338.5%	508%
10	R. Walters Central midfielder	Luton	21	1732.8%	4917.3%
11	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	31179.5%	4918.2%
12	T. Roberts Winger	Mansfield Town	27	1411.4%	4817.6%
13	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	2683.9%	4846.3%
14	T. Wright Centre-forward	Bradford	24	18146.6%	4846.3%
15	L. Ashby-Hammond Goalkeeper	Stockport County	25	10	48
16	B. Hills Centre-back	Stockport County	22	2431.5%	482.8%
17	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	2611.6%	472.9%
18	C. Ashia Winger	Huddersfield	19	11	47
19	Vimal Yoganathan Defensive midfielder	Barnsley	20	212871.4%	4614.1%
20	M. Mothersille Central midfielder	Stockport County	22	1371.9%	4612.6%
21	J. Johnson Full-back	Luton	20	16365.7%	4620.5%
22	S. Mavididi Central midfielder	Leicester	28	2937.4%	4633.4%
23	J. Shepherd Centre-back	Barnsley	25	1261.2%	4529.5%
24	S. Morris Winger	Luton	24	1625.9%	456.9%
25	C. Saydee Winger	Wigan	24	1651.4%	4427.9%
26	L. Sørensen Full-back	Huddersfield	26	2117.2%	443.9%
27	M. Garbett Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	23167.8%	4424.3%
28	C. Hayes Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	23	144.5%	442.4%
29	T. Mengi Centre-back	Luton	24	176.6%	4426.3%
30	K. Abrefa Full-back	Reading	22	926%	442.4%
31	M. Smith Central midfielder	Wigan	25	2642.5%	430.5%
32	D. Taylor Centre-forward	Blackpool	22	1074.8%	4318.3%
33	C. Chaplin Central midfielder	Leicester	29	25194.2%	4320%
34	M. Craig Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	1539%	4312.7%
35	T. Shade Winger	Burton Albion	26	27188.4%	4241.8%
36	Killian Cahill Goalkeeper	Leyton Orient	22	4	42
37	I. Ugbo Winger	Sheffield Wednesday	27	0	4126.6%
38	J. Moorhouse Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	20	8	41
39	T. Allen Centre-back	Wycombe	26	2227.2%	414.1%
40	T. Nixon Full-back	Doncaster	23	9203.3%	4035.6%
41	Declan Frith Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	10	40
42	A. Connolly Winger	Leyton Orient	26	26250.7%	4034.2%
43	Donay O'Brien-Brady Central midfielder	Peterborough	22	370.2%	403.7%
44	K. Etete Centre-forward	Cardiff	24	3	390.8%
45	I. Niskanen Full-back	Blackpool	28	3529.9%	395.8%
46	W. Forrester Centre-back	Leyton Orient	25	1210.9%	3911.8%
47	G. Middleton Central midfielder	Doncaster	26	1350.4%	3919.2%
48	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Huddersfield	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
49	M. de Gevigney Centre-back	Barnsley	26	1547.5%	3820.6%
50	J. Lewis Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	26	1469.5%	389.6%