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Midfielders with the Best Potential in League One

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

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At a glance

M. Boateng of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.2, and L. Wing has been the form player this season, grading 67.7, and O. Bailey leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Lofthouse has improved his Season rating most, up +36.2 on last season, while R. Street's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Boateng of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.4.

Best talent
M. Boateng55.2RTG
Plymouth
In form
L. Wing67.7SsN
Reading
Rising potential
R. Street+17.8RTG
Lincoln · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
K. Lofthouse+36.2SsN
Burton Albion · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
O. Bailey13goals
Doncaster
Most valuable
M. Boateng18.4val
Plymouth
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PlayerTeam
1M. BoatengCentral midfielderPlymouth2449218.7%5522.9%
2A. Cozier-DuberryAttacking midfielderBolton2137436.2%5416.8%
3R. StreetCentre-forwardLincoln243547.4%5351.1%
4Cian AshfordCentral midfielderCardiff212424.1%5220%
5B. MumbaDefensive midfielderPlymouth243396.4%5221.4%
6R. WaltersFull-backBlackpool2130135.2%5212.8%
7H. WhiteCentral midfielderStevenage244152.4%5210.2%
8O. KellymanCentre-forwardCardiff20309900%5230.2%
9K. LofthouseDefensive midfielderBurton Albion2546354.9%5224%
10L. HarrisAttacking midfielderWycombe212144.8%527.1%
11K. DoyleCentral midfielderReading21335.4%513.4%
12A. RobertsonDefensive midfielderCardiff23347.4%5125.1%
13R. ColwillAttacking midfielderCardiff24316.6%5122.4%
14J. MoylanAttacking midfielderLincoln2434197.4%5013.8%
15J. ColwillDefensive midfielderCardiff212848.7%5047.9%
16B. KhelaDefensive midfielderPeterborough2129181.6%5052%
17R. OnéCentre-forwardLincoln2022646.7%5022%
18J. RichardsAttacking midfielderLuton1816105%509.5%
19Patrick KellyAttacking midfielderBarnsley212051.5%4944.9%
20Jamie MullinsAttacking midfielderWycombe211749
21J. BrownDefensive midfielderBlackpool253826.7%491%
22O. TannerAttacking midfielderCardiff2428128.9%4919.3%
23N. LonwijkFull-backLuton233449.3%497.3%
24C. SavageCentral midfielderReading23345.5%4912.4%
25D. KyerewaaAttacking midfielderReading242119.7%4813.3%
26J. StokesAttacking midfielderStockport County221554.4%482.3%
27Jonathan BlandDefensive midfielderBarnsley202448
28C. WebsterDefensive midfielderBurton Albion22282.2%481.3%
29E. BrierleyCentral midfielderExeter City222683.9%4846.3%
30J. DiamondAttacking midfielderStockport County262961%471.3%
31O. BaileyDefensive midfielderStockport County2634264.5%476.1%
32J. NeufvilleDefensive midfielderBradford2645104.5%4731.2%
33B. IbrahimAttacking midfielderPlymouth211249.8%473.3%
34O. O'NeillAttacking midfielderLeyton Orient232611.6%472.9%
35K. ChaukeDefensive midfielderBurton Albion231822.6%47±0%
36C. AshiaWingerHuddersfield191147
37I. VarfolomeevDefensive midfielderLincoln22184741.8%
38Z. NelsonCentral midfielderAFC Wimbledon2119138.5%4623.2%
39J. BaptisteFull-backRotherham223029900%4620.6%
40A. CollinsDefensive midfielderPeterborough264439.8%46±0%
41D. CampbellCentral midfielderNorthampton253564.8%4644.5%
42Daniel GoreDefensive midfielderRotherham21261322.2%4610%
43Vimal YoganathanDefensive midfielderBarnsley20212871.4%4614.1%
44Caylan VickersAttacking midfielderBarnsley21123.4%461.5%
45J. WeirDefensive midfielderWigan2425114.5%463.1%
46L. ConnellDefensive midfielderBarnsley254126.2%463.6%
47C. WrightAttacking midfielderWigan2632174.1%4617.8%
48N. AsiimweFull-backAFC Wimbledon2120201.5%4646.3%
49H. GrayAttacking midfielderRotherham171346
50Emilio LawrenceAttacking midfielderLuton211346