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

Kieran Morgan of Bradford is the standout for raw talent across players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.1, and J. Bagan has been the form player this season, grading 44.8, and C. Stead leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bagan has improved his Season rating most, up +32 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

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Cardiff · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Kieran Morgan Full-back	Bradford	20	120.9%	653.6%
2	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Huddersfield	27	4411.8%	630.6%
3	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	27239.7%	62114.1%
4	B. Nelson Centre-back	Leicester	22	177.5%	612.3%
5	H. Matthews Centre-back	Bradford	22	7133.3%	57±0%
6	J. Bagan Centre-back	Cardiff	25	45±0%	512.6%
7	Y. Salech Centre-forward	Cardiff	24	38±0%	51±0%
8	A. Robertson Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	23	22±0%	51±0%
9	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	292300%	507.6%
10	S. Roughan Full-back	Huddersfield	23	2338.5%	508%
11	R. Walters Central midfielder	Luton	21	1732.8%	4917.3%
12	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	31179.5%	4918.2%
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	J. Shepherd Centre-back	Barnsley	25	1261.2%	4529.5%
21	S. Morris Winger	Luton	24	1625.9%	456.9%
22	C. Saydee Winger	Wigan	24	1651.4%	4427.9%
23	L. Sørensen Full-back	Huddersfield	26	2117.2%	443.9%
24	M. Garbett Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	23167.8%	4424.3%
25	C. Hayes Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	23	144.5%	442.4%
26	T. Mengi Centre-back	Luton	24	176.6%	4426.3%
27	K. Abrefa Full-back	Reading	22	926%	442.4%
28	K. Casey Centre-back	Stevenage	21	8	43
29	D. Taylor Centre-forward	Blackpool	22	1074.8%	4318.3%
30	N. Trott Goalkeeper	Cardiff	27	38±0%	43±0%
31	M. Craig Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	1539%	4312.7%
32	Killian Cahill Goalkeeper	Leyton Orient	22	4	42
33	I. Ugbo Winger	Sheffield Wednesday	27	0	4126.6%
34	J. Moorhouse Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	20	8±0%	41±0%
35	Elijah Xavier Campbell Defensive midfielder	Milton Keynes Dons	22	1539.8%	4113%
36	T. Nixon Full-back	Doncaster	23	9203.3%	4035.6%
37	Declan Frith Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	10	40
38	A. Connolly Winger	Leyton Orient	26	26250.7%	4034.2%
39	Donay O'Brien-Brady Central midfielder	Peterborough	22	370.2%	403.7%
40	W. Faes Centre-back	Leicester	28	384.5%	3848.8%
41	C. Slicker Goalkeeper	Barnsley	24	31	36
42	S. Humphrys Winger	Bradford	29	2412.2%	3613.7%
43	H. Kane Attacking midfielder	Huddersfield	27	1138.6%	3522.3%
44	N. Ennis Centre-forward	Blackpool	27	1525.2%	3422.2%
45	S. Tovide Winger	Huddersfield	22	1917.4%	342.3%
46	L. Macari Full-back	Notts County	24	264%	34±0%
47	Adama Sidibeh Centre-forward	Stockport County	28	170.6%	3316.2%
48	A. Pressley Centre-forward	Stevenage	24	2410.8%	32±0%
49	A. Lewis Full-back	Mansfield Town	28	2451.3%	3216.8%
50	M. Stevens Centre-forward	AFC Wimbledon	28	2440%	323%