Players with the Best Potential in League Two 26/27

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

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

At a glance

William Dickson of Chesterfield is the standout for raw talent across players in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 81.6, and S. Clucas has been the form player this season, grading 41.4, and K. Tshimanga leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Clucas has improved his Season rating most, up +36.1 on last season, while B. Sarpong-Wiredu's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Turns of Exeter City is the most valuable name in this group at 5.9.

Best talent

William Dickson81.6RTG

B. Sarpong-Wiredu+7.7RTG

Salford City · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Clucas+36.1SsN

Shrewsbury · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	William Dickson Centre-forward	Chesterfield	21	13	82107.1%
2	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	18	72
3	M. Sesay Winger	Colchester	19	15	59
4	A. Appiah Full-back	Bristol Rovers	25	14100%	5410.9%
5	T. Lo-Tutala Goalkeeper	Colchester	23	287.9%	518.2%
6	L. Woodhouse Full-back	Exeter City	22	208.8%	43±0%
7	M. Craig Central midfielder	Harrogate Town	23	264%	4312.7%
8	D. Skura Centre-back	Walsall	24	21491.7%	422.4%
9	J. Evans Winger	Cheltenham	18	18201.6%	42±0%
10	M. Langstaff Centre-forward	Salford City	29	1123.3%	424.5%
11	D. Hall Centre-back	Rotherham	25	1057.9%	42±0%
12	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	24	33124.3%	412.4%
13	J. Powell Attacking midfielder	Salford City	27	1823.4%	4111.8%
14	L. Molyneux Attacking midfielder	Salford City	28	1558.9%	414.6%
15	T. Allen Centre-back	Salford City	26	1533.3%	41±0%
16	O. Thorn Attacking midfielder	Colchester	22	13605.6%	4044.4%
17	C. Cummins Central midfielder	Exeter City	21	846.2%	40±0%
18	B. Sarpong-Wiredu Defensive midfielder	Salford City	26	1246.7%	40±0%
19	J. White Defensive midfielder	Crewe	24	71650%	403.4%
20	J. Burroughs Full-back	Northampton	25	26560%	392.6%
21	E. James Centre-back	Exeter City	21	14396.4%	39±0%
22	J. Wormleighton Defensive midfielder	Northampton	22	862.7%	39±0%
23	Brandon Ashley Cover Defensive midfielder	Rotherham	23	13274.3%	382.1%
24	T. Fornah Central midfielder	Northampton	27	660.5%	3810.1%
25	J. Bycroft Goalkeeper	Exeter City	25	32690%	383.3%
26	J. Benson Central midfielder	Rotherham	26	26463%	3710.2%
27	A. Senior Full-back	Barnet	24	488.9%	37±0%
28	L. Billington Full-back	Crewe	22	228.1%	37±0%
29	J. Vale Winger	Northampton	25	0	364.8%
30	D. Markanday Attacking midfielder	Chesterfield	25	1735.7%	362.6%
31	R. Glover Winger	Barnet	25	24±0%	35±0%
32	J. Slater Full-back	Tranmere	22	1044.7%	3510%
33	M. Helm Central midfielder	Fleetwood Town	25	1069.6%	35±0%
34	Ethan Ennis Winger	Fleetwood Town	21	2616.5%	35±0%
35	A. Chang Central midfielder	Walsall	24	26507%	3410.3%
36	Z. Jeacock Goalkeeper	Northampton	25	7	349%
37	J. Connolly Centre-back	Walsall	24	2010.6%	342.7%
38	M. Holíček Defensive midfielder	Crewe	21	963.1%	34±0%
39	R. Smith Attacking midfielder	Walsall	24	1557.7%	340.6%
40	F. Cavegn Centre-forward	Bristol Rovers	24	1638.3%	341.8%
41	Charlie Jay Whitaker Winger	Tranmere	23	678.2%	341.8%
42	C. McCann Attacking midfielder	Cheltenham	24	2714.7%	347%
43	J. Gibson Winger	Crewe	28	1432.5%	342.4%
44	J. Lawrence-Gabriel Full-back	Port Vale	28	1823.8%	3412%
45	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	390.4%	34±0%
46	J. Doyle-Hayes Central midfielder	Exeter City	27	657.3%	33±0%
47	D. Duffy Central midfielder	Chesterfield	23	23200%	333.1%
48	J. Shipley Central midfielder	Cheltenham	29	1135.4%	3326.8%
49	L. Offord Centre-back	Crewe	26	2432.6%	333.1%
50	R. Stirk Central midfielder	Chesterfield	26	773.1%	337.8%