Midfielders with the Best Potential in League One 26/27

The highest-potential midfielders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Thomas of Huddersfield is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 63.2, and Tom Iorpenda has been the form player this season, grading 44.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Charles has improved his Season rating most, up +24.8 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Thomas of Huddersfield is the most valuable name in this group at 18.5.

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Charles+24.8SsN

Bromley · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Huddersfield	27	4411.8%	630.6%
2	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	27239.7%	62114.1%
3	J. Donley Central midfielder	Luton	21	159.6%	623%
4	B. De Keersmaecker Central midfielder	Oxford United	26	3345.5%	5620%
5	R. Walters Central midfielder	Luton	21	1732.8%	4917.3%
6	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	2683.9%	4846.3%
7	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	2611.6%	472.9%
8	C. Ashia Winger	Huddersfield	19	11	47
9	Vimal Yoganathan Defensive midfielder	Barnsley	20	212871.4%	4614.1%
10	M. Mothersille Central midfielder	Stockport County	22	13±0%	46±0%
11	S. Mavididi Central midfielder	Leicester	28	29±0%	46±0%
12	M. Garbett Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	23167.8%	4424.3%
13	C. Hayes Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	23	144.5%	442.4%
14	M. Smith Central midfielder	Wigan	25	26±0%	43±0%
15	M. Craig Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	1539%	4312.7%
16	J. Moorhouse Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	20	8±0%	41±0%
17	Declan Frith Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	10	40
18	Donay O'Brien-Brady Central midfielder	Peterborough	22	370.2%	403.7%
19	G. Middleton Central midfielder	Doncaster	26	13±0%	39±0%
20	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Huddersfield	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
21	H. Kane Attacking midfielder	Huddersfield	27	1138.6%	3522.3%
22	O. Moxon Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	28	23±0%	34±0%
23	G. Hoddle Defensive midfielder	Cambridge United	21	5	3120.8%
24	A. Charles Defensive midfielder	Bromley	27	40159%	301.3%
25	G. Lapslie Central midfielder	Bradford	29	948.2%	295.4%
26	M. Sanders Central midfielder	Notts County	27	3274.6%	288.1%
27	J. Dacres-Cogley Central midfielder	Stockport County	30	19±0%	27±0%
28	L. Leahy Central midfielder	Wycombe	33	31±0%	18±0%
29	G. Saville Central midfielder	Luton	33	32±0%	17±0%
30	M. Palmer Central midfielder	Notts County	31	234.2%	1631.5%