Fastest-improving players in League One

The fastest-improving (by % Season change) players in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Boateng of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.2, and L. Wing has been the form player this season, grading 64, and D. Ballard leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Ballard has improved his Season rating most, up +46.2 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 34.2.

Lincoln · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Ballard+46.2SsN

Leyton Orient · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	J. Neufville Defensive midfielder	Bradford	26	+105.6 24/25→25/26	44105.6%	4731.2%
2	R. Curtis Central midfielder	Plymouth	30	+92 24/25→25/26	3892%	3122.7%
3	C. McGrandles Defensive midfielder	Lincoln	30	+81.5 24/25→25/26	4581.5%	345.3%
4	N. Trott Goalkeeper	Cardiff	27	+74.7 24/25→25/26	3874.7%	434.4%
5	O. Norwood Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	35	+60.6 24/25→25/26	6160.6%	213.5%
6	S. Bradley Centre-back	Lincoln	34	+60.6 24/25→25/26	4560.6%	209.8%
7	D. Campbell Central midfielder	Northampton	25	+56.8 24/25→25/26	3656.8%	4644.5%
8	F. Murray Defensive midfielder	Wigan	27	+54.5 24/25→25/26	5054.5%	447.6%
9	A. Sarcevic Attacking midfielder	Bradford	34	+54.1 24/25→25/26	3254.1%	1722.8%
10	N. Lonwijk Full-back	Luton	23	+49.3 24/25→25/26	3449.3%	497.3%
11	R. Street Centre-forward	Lincoln	24	+47.4 24/25→25/26	3447.4%	5351.1%
12	F. Marschall Goalkeeper	Stevenage	23	+47 24/25→25/26	4647%	5343%
13	H. White Central midfielder	Stevenage	24	+46.4 24/25→25/26	3946.4%	5210.2%
14	N. Byrne Centre-back	Doncaster	33	+42 24/25→25/26	3242%	1919.1%
15	J. Dacres-Cogley Full-back	Stockport County	30	+41.7 24/25→25/26	3541.7%	3216.6%
16	L. Freestone Centre-back	Stevenage	26	+39.8 24/25→25/26	3439.8%	423%
17	T. Darikwa Full-back	Lincoln	34	+36 24/25→25/26	5236%	2117.4%
18	P. Ng Full-back	Cardiff	30	+35.6 24/25→25/26	3435.6%	3035.1%
19	A. Oshilaja Centre-back	Mansfield Town	33	+34.8 24/25→25/26	3634.8%	1826.7%
20	J. Reid Centre-forward	Stevenage	32	+34.5 24/25→25/26	3934.5%	2515.1%
21	A. Collins Defensive midfielder	Peterborough	26	+33.6 24/25→25/26	4333.6%	46±0%
22	O. Bailey Central midfielder	Doncaster	27	+32.6 24/25→25/26	5232.6%	4412.9%
23	G. Johnston Full-back	Bolton	27	+30.6 24/25→25/26	3030.6%	439.1%
24	L. Tolaj Centre-forward	Plymouth	24	+27.6 24/25→25/26	5027.6%	5238.1%
25	J. Rafferty Full-back	Rotherham	32	+25.6 24/25→25/26	2825.6%	2225.3%
26	L. Connell Defensive midfielder	Barnsley	25	+24.8 24/25→25/26	4024.8%	463.6%
27	J. Brown Defensive midfielder	Blackpool	25	+23.8 24/25→25/26	3923.8%	491%
28	B. Pointon Attacking midfielder	Bradford	22	+23.6 24/25→25/26	2823.6%	5242%
29	C. Willock Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	28	+23.2 24/25→25/26	3123.2%	3831.1%
30	L. James-Wildin Full-back	Stevenage	28	+21.7 24/25→25/26	4021.7%	3512.8%
31	L. Reed Defensive midfielder	Mansfield Town	28	+20.2 24/25→25/26	3620.2%	365.7%
32	C. Humphreys Centre-back	Port Vale	27	+17 24/25→25/26	2717%	3819.8%
33	I. Niskanen Attacking midfielder	Exeter City	28	+15.4 24/25→25/26	3215.4%	388.2%
34	F. Onyedinma Centre-forward	Wycombe	29	+15.2 24/25→25/26	3215.2%	3413.2%
35	D. Harvie Full-back	Wycombe	28	+14.8 24/25→25/26	3414.8%	3812.5%
36	J. Husband Full-back	Blackpool	32	+14.5 24/25→25/26	2914.5%	2412.6%
37	L. Wing Defensive midfielder	Reading	31	+14.5 24/25→25/26	6414.5%	3022.3%
38	A. Fletcher Centre-forward	Blackpool	30	+13.1 24/25→25/26	4213.1%	3017%
39	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	+11.5 24/25→25/26	2511.5%	472.9%
40	A. Baldwin Full-back	Bradford	29	+11.4 24/25→25/26	3111.4%	3215.8%
41	M. Conway Full-back	Bolton	22	+10.1 24/25→25/26	3410.1%	5140.2%
42	C. Watts Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	+10 24/25→25/26	2210%	474.3%
43	Armando Quitirna Defensive midfielder	Wycombe	26	+9.1 24/25→25/26	249.1%	408.5%
44	J. Reeves Central midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	33	+7.6 24/25→25/26	247.6%	171.7%
45	C. Piergianni Centre-back	Stevenage	34	+7.3 24/25→25/26	467.3%	1924.1%
46	T. Bayliss Defensive midfielder	Lincoln	27	+6.8 24/25→25/26	286.8%	4012.2%
47	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	+6.6 24/25→25/26	346.6%	4912.4%
48	A. Phillips Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	28	+5.9 24/25→25/26	325.9%	3717.4%
49	R. Colwill Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	24	+5.7 24/25→25/26	305.7%	5122.4%
50	D. McGoldrick Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	38	+5.5 24/25→25/26	395.5%	112.7%