Players with the Best Potential in Premiership 26/27

The highest-potential players in Premiership in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Premiership Best defenders in Premiership Best midfielders in Premiership Best attackers in Premiership Most in-form players in Premiership Top-scoring players in Premiership

At a glance

M. Tait of Heart Of Midlothian is the standout for raw talent across players in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.7, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and K. Kelsy leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while C. Jones's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Pandur of Rangers is the most valuable name in this group at 15.6.

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Tait Central midfielder	Heart Of Midlothian	21	24±0%	503.8%
2	V. Besuijen Winger	Aberdeen	25	628.6%	5017.3%
3	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	12	49
4	B. Broggio Attacking midfielder	Falkirk	19	18±0%	48±0%
5	K. Kelsy Centre-forward	Rangers	22	4484.9%	478.9%
6	C. Allan Defensive midfielder	Falkirk	22	23	47
7	T. Keskinen Central midfielder	Aberdeen	23	24±0%	46±0%
8	M. Frame Full-back	Aberdeen	20	9	46
9	K. Adams Full-back	Falkirk	24	26	45
10	R. King Centre-back	ST Mirren	24	21	43
11	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	2416.3%	4313%
12	Ben Brannan Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	10	43
13	R. Graham Centre-back	Dundee Utd	25	1610.6%	436.4%
14	D. Lobban Defensive midfielder	Dunfermline	21	7	43
15	O. Makhanya Centre-back	Rangers	22	1858.8%	425.8%
16	S. Harding Centre-back	Dunfermline	20	5	42
17	A. Montgomery Full-back	Livingston	24	6530%	419.9%
18	Brooklyn Kabongolo Centre-back	Livingston	23	7	41
19	J. Cifuentes Central midfielder	Rangers	27	23280.3%	4037.1%
20	C. Jones Central midfielder	Dundee	25	1442.7%	4029.7%
21	L. Smith Attacking midfielder	Livingston	26	27±0%	40±0%
22	A. Stamatelopoulos Centre-forward	Motherwell	27	1919.8%	3613%
23	A. Ralston Centre-back	Celtic	27	191.6%	3521.8%
24	C. McLennan Winger	Livingston	26	1067.8%	3523.8%
25	A. Oxborough Goalkeeper	Motherwell	28	0	34
26	B. van Hoeven Central midfielder	Livingston	26	20101%	317.5%
27	J. Souttar Centre-back	Rangers	29	2225.5%	3121.2%
28	K. Baccus Central midfielder	ST Mirren	28	1349.8%	2933.4%
29	C. Hendry Centre-forward	Motherwell	28	0100%	297.1%
30	A. Campbell Defensive midfielder	ST Mirren	28	743.8%	2724.4%
31	C. Halkett Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	31	47191.4%	273.1%
32	J. Prior Goalkeeper	Livingston	31	456.1%	2643.2%
33	J. Ayunga Centre-forward	ST Mirren	29	1146.8%	2627.4%
34	R. Muirhead Centre-forward	Livingston	30	21	24
35	C. McMenamin Centre-forward	ST Mirren	31	739.7%	2128.7%
36	L. Polworth Central midfielder	Livingston	31	196.6%	2027.4%
37	N. Devlin Centre-back	Aberdeen	32	216.1%	2029.7%
38	C. Kerr Centre-back	Livingston	31	586.4%	1960%
39	M. Sylla Defensive midfielder	Livingston	32	3116.2%	1927.3%
40	P. McGinn Centre-back	Motherwell	35	521057.8%	1868.2%
41	S. Pittman Central midfielder	Livingston	34	37250.5%	1634.2%
42	S. May Winger	Livingston	33	14136.7%	1533.3%
43	C. Montaño Full-back	Livingston	34	1235.6%	1331.9%
44	R. McGowan Centre-back	Livingston	37	1164%	950.8%
45	S. Arfield Central midfielder	Livingston	37	9877.8%	621.4%