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

D. Sanches Fernandes of Huddersfield is the standout for raw talent across players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and C. Stead has been the form player this season, grading 46.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. McCracken has improved his Season rating most, up +32.6 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, B. Hills of Stockport County is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

Best talent

D. Sanches Fernandes70.7RTG

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. McCracken+32.6SsN

Bradford · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Sanches Fernandes Winger	Huddersfield	25	3227.5%	71±0%
2	T. Noslin Defensive midfielder	Barnsley	24	1078.9%	691.6%
3	L. Thomas Full-back	Leicester	25	1831.2%	67±0%
4	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	31293.6%	62114.1%
5	B. Nelson Centre-back	Leicester	22	2981.4%	612.3%
6	L. Thompson Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	24	737.1%	602.6%
7	L. Page Attacking midfielder	Leicester	18	12122.2%	59±0%
8	I. Bowat Centre-back	Huddersfield	24	18125.9%	592.2%
9	J. Williams Centre-back	Blackpool	27	1422.7%	588%
10	H. Matthews Centre-back	Bradford	22	14363.3%	57±0%
11	F. Stevens Centre-back	Leyton Orient	23	33	57±0%
12	C. O'Riordan Centre-back	Barnsley	23	756.1%	5526.3%
13	E. Pye Centre-back	Stockport County	23	2739.2%	54±0%
14	H. White Central midfielder	Plymouth	25	2538.8%	522.6%
15	Oliver Whatmuff Goalkeeper	Stockport County	18	24	52
16	J. Bagan Centre-back	Cardiff	25	1078.1%	512.6%
17	Y. Salech Centre-forward	Cardiff	24	1756.1%	51±0%
18	K. Lofthouse Attacking midfielder	Burton Albion	26	1274.1%	51±0%
19	B. Pointon Centre-forward	Bradford	22	1549.1%	51±0%
20	Joshua Feeney Centre-back	Peterborough	21	667.5%	5111.8%
21	H. Leonard Centre-forward	Peterborough	23	1665.4%	511.8%
22	A. Robertson Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	23	1439.7%	51±0%
23	J. Moylan Winger	Cardiff	25	325.3%	502.9%
24	A. Mitchell Centre-back	Plymouth	25	1163%	492.5%
25	Patrick Kelly Central midfielder	Barnsley	22	1651.5%	491.6%
26	R. Walters Central midfielder	Luton	21	34166.4%	4917.3%
27	A. Pepple Centre-forward	Plymouth	23	2047%	49±0%
28	B. Peacock-Farrell Goalkeeper	Blackpool	29	773.4%	4944.8%
29	O. Tanner Winger	Cardiff	24	2415.2%	49±0%
30	I. Ogundere Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	23	1933.5%	49±0%
31	C. Brown Centre-back	Oxford United	28	1063.2%	49±0%
32	A. Kay Full-back	Barnsley	18	17	48
33	M. Mahoney Goalkeeper	Plymouth	24	12673.3%	4814.3%
34	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Huddersfield	23	3016.3%	48±0%
35	O. Casey Full-back	Blackpool	26	1369%	487.2%
36	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	2897.2%	4846.3%
37	T. Wright Centre-forward	Bradford	25	23220.5%	4846.3%
38	B. Hills Centre-back	Stockport County	22	41127.6%	482.8%
39	J. Diamond Winger	Stockport County	26	277.2%	47±0%
40	Y. Valery Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	27	1221.8%	47±0%
41	C. Webster Centre-forward	Burton Albion	22	1338.8%	47±0%
42	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	3655.4%	472.9%
43	C. Ashia Winger	Huddersfield	20	23	47
44	J. Neufville Defensive midfielder	Bradford	26	980.6%	47±0%
45	K. Chauke Centre-forward	Burton Albion	23	1235.2%	47±0%
46	O. Cooper Attacking midfielder	Notts County	26	16216.3%	4633.7%
47	Tommy Simkin Goalkeeper	Doncaster	21	1461.6%	4625.9%
48	M. Harris Centre-forward	Oxford United	27	21107.8%	46±0%
49	J. Weir Central midfielder	Wigan	24	1925.1%	46±0%
50	Kyron Silveria Gordon Centre-back	Stockport County	24	266400%	4523.9%