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
L. Thomas of Leicester is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 66.5, and B. Cargill has been the form player this season, grading 39.8, and L. Sørensen leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Cargill has improved his Season rating most, up +17.4 on last season. 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.
19 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. ThomasFull-back |  Leicester | 25 | 1831.2% | 67±0% |
| 2 | A. KayFull-back |  Barnsley | 18 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | O. CaseyFull-back |  Blackpool | 26 | 1369% | 487.2% |
| 4 | Y. ValeryFull-back |  Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 1221.8% | 47±0% |
| 5 | L. SørensenFull-back |  Huddersfield | 27 | 2325.6% | 443.9% |
| 6 | K. AbrefaFull-back |  Reading | 22 | 1848% | 442.4% |
| 7 | Harley MillsFull-back |  Peterborough | 22 | 1211% | 43±0% |
| 8 | U. Godwin-MalifeFull-back | Reading | 26 | 1542.6% | 42±0% |
| 9 | H. RobertsFull-back | Reading | 24 | 1123.5% | 42±0% |
| 10 | W. ForresterFull-back |  Leyton Orient | 25 | 27135.7% | 39±0% |
| 11 | D. HarvieFull-back |  Wycombe | 28 | 1168.1% | 38±0% |
| 12 | R. BalkerFull-back | Huddersfield | 28 | 1341.2% | 3711.2% |
| 13 | L. MacariFull-back |  Notts County | 24 | 3952.6% | 34±0% |
| 14 | N. TsaroullaFull-back | Notts County | 27 | 773.6% | 30±0% |
| 15 | P. NgFull-back |  Cardiff | 30 | 973.8% | 30±0% |
| 16 | M. PenningtonFull-back |  Bradford | 32 | 3461% | 2214.9% |
| 17 | O. SowunmiFull-back |  Bromley | 30 | 1071.4% | 22±0% |
| 18 | R. JamesFull-back | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 1446.7% | 21±0% |
| 19 | B. CargillFull-back |  Mansfield Town | 31 | 4077.7% | 2033.6% |