Goalkeepers with the Best Potential in Championship 26/27

The highest-potential goalkeepers in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defenders in Championship Best midfielders in Championship Best attackers in Championship Most in-form goalkeepers in Championship Most valuable goalkeepers in Championship Most improved goalkeepers in Championship

At a glance

S. Brynn of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across goalkeepers in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.3, and C. Ward has been the form player this season, grading 74.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Z. Hemming has improved his Season rating most, up +24.1 on last season, while A. Okonkwo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Ward of QPR is the most valuable name in this group at 39.2.

Wrexham · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Z. Hemming+24.1SsN

Middlesbrough · 24/25→25/26

Most valuable

C. Ward39.2val

QPR

31 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	S. Brynn Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough	25	27376.8%	7327.7%
2	A. Okonkwo Goalkeeper	Wrexham	24	21±0%	71±0%
3	G. Bazunu Goalkeeper	Southampton	24	1560.6%	6632.1%
4	G. Coudert Goalkeeper	Burnley	27	17216.7%	612.2%
5	J. Griffiths Goalkeeper	Stoke City	24	17154.5%	6136.6%
6	A. Ramsdale Goalkeeper	Southampton	28	4131.3%	5918.4%
7	D. Bielica Goalkeeper	Portsmouth	27	1233.7%	5714.5%
8	C. Ward Goalkeeper	QPR	25	75	51
9	J. Bursik Goalkeeper	Portsmouth	26	441%	4913.9%
10	J. Gauci Goalkeeper	Lincoln	26	211790.9%	4413.6%
11	A. Racioppi Goalkeeper	Hull City	27	501040.9%	4021.4%
12	A. Pears Goalkeeper	Blackburn	28	681.8%	4038.8%
13	T. Cann Goalkeeper	West Brom	25	513.6%	39±0%
14	M. Roberts Goalkeeper	Watford	24	19	35
15	B. Collins Goalkeeper	Bristol City	29	20140%	3333.1%
16	Z. Hemming Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough	26	29502.1%	3127.5%
17	I. Grbić Goalkeeper	Sheffield Utd	30	16757.9%	3011.6%
18	J. Vickers Goalkeeper	Derby	30	513.2%	2922.3%
19	T. Kaminski Goalkeeper	Charlton	33	224.8%	2730.4%
20	A. Areola Goalkeeper	West Ham	33	919.1%	2636.6%
21	J. Butland Goalkeeper	Hull City	33	339.7%	2312%
22	M. Crocombe Goalkeeper	Millwall	33	2635.6%	2225.6%
23	L. Nicholls Goalkeeper	Preston	33	2136.7%	220.9%
24	S. Johnstone Goalkeeper	Wolves	33	137.5%	2130.4%
25	S. Walker Goalkeeper	Watford	34	2521.3%	2110.2%
26	D. Ward Goalkeeper	Wrexham	33	4	1539.6%
27	A. Davies Goalkeeper	Sheffield Utd	34	6136%	1425.9%
28	R. Allsop Goalkeeper	Birmingham	34	394.6%	1444.9%
29	D. Cornell Goalkeeper	Preston	35	184.8%	1221.3%
30	B. Amos Goalkeeper	Burnley	36	481.7%	102.1%
31	R. O'Donnell Goalkeeper	Derby	37	52.2%	623.8%