Full-backs with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer 2026

The highest-potential full-backs in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

É. Ocampo of Vancouver Whitecaps is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.4, and N. Tafari has been the form player this season, grading 57.7, and A. Markanich leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Tafari has improved his Season rating most, up +38.4 on last season, while E. Morales's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, É. Ocampo of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 14.8.

CF Montreal · 24/25→25/26

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Los Angeles FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	5136.1%	483.6%
2	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	21	1675.7%	4817.4%
3	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	2422.7%	474.6%
4	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	4519.6%	469.5%
5	E. Morales Full-back	CF Montreal	22	29156.3%	4516%
6	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	3624.8%	457.7%
7	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	21138.6%	4417.8%
8	K. Thompson Full-back	Colorado Rapids	23	1620.8%	441.2%
9	J. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	240.8%	433.8%
10	D. Bugaj Full-back	CF Montreal	22	2150%	434.3%
11	N. Allen Full-back	Inter Miami	22	1620.6%	430.7%
12	L. Bombino Full-back	San Diego	20	408.6%	4310.3%
13	J. Travis Full-back	Colorado Rapids	22	31595.6%	4313%
14	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	329.4%	424.2%
15	I. Feingold Full-back	New England Revolution	22	26±0%	4211.6%
16	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	2621.4%	424%
17	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18307%	424.5%
18	D. Padelford Full-back	Minnesota United FC	23	1284.6%	4115.6%
19	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	23	171.2%	411.4%
20	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	166.6%	412.1%
21	B. Kikanovic Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	26	30	4030.9%
22	C. Garcés Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	2522.8%	392.1%
23	T. Totland Full-back	St. Louis City	26	1736.5%	3920.1%
24	P. Quinton Full-back	Real Salt Lake	26	1140.3%	3816.3%
25	Guilherme Biro Full-back	Austin	26	2620.6%	3710.3%
26	S. Hefti Full-back	DC United	28	39110.2%	3628.9%
27	H. Johansson Full-back	FC Dallas	28	1859.8%	349.3%
28	K. Kurokawa Full-back	DC United	29	294%	349.7%
29	D. Schnegg Full-back	Charlotte	27	970.1%	339.8%
30	M. Navarro Full-back	Colorado Rapids	27	2621%	3318.2%
31	N. Tafari Full-back	Los Angeles FC	29	5887.9%	3110%
32	M. Amundsen Full-back	Columbus Crew	28	2532.5%	311%
33	D. Þórhallsson Full-back	San Diego	26	11±0%	3015.9%
34	A. Gutman Full-back	Chicago Fire	29	3531.6%	299.8%
35	B. Bye Full-back	Portland Timbers	30	1224.8%	2835.2%
36	J. Glad Full-back	Real Salt Lake	29	1450%	2710.5%
37	K. Duncan Full-back	Minnesota United FC	29	2111.3%	271.5%
38	J. Elliott Full-back	Chicago Fire	31	3332.9%	274.7%
39	J. Dean Full-back	Chicago Fire	29	2534.1%	273.6%
40	J. Löffelsend Full-back	San Diego	28	15305.6%	2616.8%
41	S. Junqua Full-back	Real Salt Lake	29	942.9%	263.8%
42	Reguilón Full-back	Inter Miami	29	2±0%	2451.5%
43	R. Laryea Full-back	Toronto FC	31	193.3%	2325.7%
44	Adrián Marín Full-back	Orlando City SC	29	15280%	22±0%
45	H. Toffolo Full-back	Charlotte	31	26301.5%	2137.2%
46	L. MacNaughton Full-back	St. Louis City	31	12123.6%	2125.9%
47	M. Miazga Full-back	FC Cincinnati	31	954.8%	202.9%
48	S. Moreira Full-back	Columbus Crew	32	1132.3%	203.4%
49	J. Palacios Full-back	Nashville SC	32	4490.9%	209.9%
50	R. Edwards Full-back	Toronto FC	31	2311.1%	193.1%