Full-backs with the Best Potential in League One 26/27
The highest-potential full-backs in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
D. Lawlor of Cardiff is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.1, and I. Niskanen has been the form player this season, grading 35.2, and L. Sørensen leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Edwards has improved his Season rating most, up +15.9 on last season, while T. Nixon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, L. Macari of Notts County is the most valuable name in this group at 14.4.
14 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. LawlorFull-back |  Cardiff | 20 | 292300% | 507.6% |
| 2 | S. RoughanFull-back |  Huddersfield | 22 | 2338.5% | 508% |
| 3 | J. JohnsonFull-back |  Luton | 20 | 16365.7% | 4620.5% |
| 4 | L. SørensenFull-back | Huddersfield | 26 | 2117.2% | 443.9% |
| 5 | K. AbrefaFull-back |  Reading | 22 | 926% | 442.4% |
| 6 | T. NixonFull-back |  Doncaster | 23 | 9203.3% | 4035.6% |
| 7 | I. NiskanenFull-back |  Blackpool | 28 | 3529.9% | 395.8% |
| 8 | C. O'KeeffeFull-back |  Barnsley | 28 | 1717.8% | 3520.7% |
| 9 | L. MacariFull-back |  Notts County | 24 | 264% | 34±0% |
| 10 | J. HusbandFull-back | Doncaster | 32 | 1542.6% | 2412.6% |
| 11 | B. CargillFull-back |  Mansfield Town | 31 | 2011.2% | 2033.6% |
| 12 | D. ButlerFull-back |  Stevenage | 32 | 1158.4% | 1839.3% |
| 13 | J. EdwardsFull-back |  Plymouth | 35 | 27142% | 153.8% |
| 14 | A. YiadomFull-back | Reading | 34 | 1071.2% | 1029.7% |