The fastest-improving (by % Season change) U21 players in League One, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Cozier-Duberry of Bolton is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.9, and D. Ballard has been the form player this season, grading 58.1.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Ballard has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while B. Khela's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Ballard of Leyton Orient is the most valuable name in this group at 17.6.
| # | Player | Team | Age | Δ% | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. DoyleCentral midfielder |  Reading | 20 | -5.4 24/25→25/26 | 335.4% | 524.2% |
| 2 | Elijah Xavier CampbellFull-back |  Port Vale | 21 | -39 24/25→25/26 | 1639% | 4211.1% |
| 3 | N. LoweCentre-forward |  Stockport County | 20 | -43.2 24/25→25/26 | 1843.2% | 4932.6% |
| 4 | B. IbrahimAttacking midfielder |  Plymouth | 21 | -49.8 24/25→25/26 | 1249.8% | 473.3% |
| 5 | G. AbbottCentral midfielder |  Wycombe | 20 | -62.9 24/25→25/26 | 1562.9% | 4512.2% |
