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 O. Casey has been the form player this season, grading 42, and L. Sørensen leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Balker has improved his Season rating most, up +13.5 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.
13 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. ThomasFull-back |  Leicester | 25 | 27±0% | 67±0% |
| 2 | O. CaseyFull-back |  Blackpool | 25 | 42±0% | 48±0% |
| 3 | A. KayFull-back |  Barnsley | 18 | 15 | 48 |
| 4 | L. SørensenFull-back |  Huddersfield | 26 | 2117.2% | 443.9% |
| 5 | K. AbrefaFull-back |  Reading | 22 | 926% | 442.4% |
| 6 | U. Godwin-MalifeFull-back | Reading | 26 | 26±0% | 42±0% |
| 7 | T. NixonFull-back |  Doncaster | 23 | 9203.3% | 4035.6% |
| 8 | R. BalkerFull-back | Huddersfield | 28 | 23±0% | 3711.2% |
| 9 | L. MacariFull-back |  Notts County | 24 | 264% | 34±0% |
| 10 | P. NgFull-back |  Cardiff | 30 | 34±0% | 30±0% |
| 11 | M. PenningtonFull-back |  Bradford | 32 | 21±0% | 22±0% |
| 12 | O. SowunmiFull-back |  Bromley | 30 | 35±0% | 22±0% |
| 13 | B. CargillFull-back |  Mansfield Town | 31 | 2011.2% | 2033.6% |