Most In-Form full-backs in Major League Soccer 2026

The most in-form full-backs in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

É. Ocampo of Vancouver Whitecaps is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.4, and N. Tafari has been the form player this season, grading 57.7, and A. Markanich leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Tafari has improved his Season rating most, up +38.4 on last season, while E. Morales's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, É. Ocampo of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 14.8.

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	Player	Team
1	N. Tafari Full-back	Los Angeles FC	29	5887.9%	3110%
2	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	5136.1%	483.6%
3	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	4519.6%	469.5%
4	J. Palacios Full-back	Nashville SC	32	4490.9%	209.9%
5	L. Bombino Full-back	San Diego	20	408.6%	4310.3%
6	S. Hefti Full-back	DC United	28	39110.2%	3628.9%
7	A. Najar Full-back	Nashville SC	33	3710.6%	1615.9%
8	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	3624.8%	457.7%
9	A. Gutman Full-back	Chicago Fire	29	3531.6%	299.8%
10	J. Elliott Full-back	Chicago Fire	31	3332.9%	274.7%
11	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	329.4%	424.2%
12	J. Travis Full-back	Colorado Rapids	22	31595.6%	4313%
13	B. Kikanovic Full-back	San Jose Earthquakes	26	30	4030.9%
14	E. Morales Full-back	CF Montreal	22	29156.3%	4516%
15	K. Kurokawa Full-back	DC United	29	294%	349.7%
16	H. Toffolo Full-back	Charlotte	31	26301.5%	2137.2%
17	I. Feingold Full-back	New England Revolution	22	26±0%	4211.6%
18	M. Navarro Full-back	Colorado Rapids	27	2621%	3318.2%
19	B. Kamungo Full-back	FC Dallas	24	2621.4%	424%
20	Guilherme Biro Full-back	Austin	26	2620.6%	3710.3%
21	M. Amundsen Full-back	Columbus Crew	28	2532.5%	311%
22	J. Dean Full-back	Chicago Fire	29	2534.1%	273.6%
23	C. Garcés Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	2522.8%	392.1%
24	J. Fory Full-back	Portland Timbers	24	240.8%	433.8%
25	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	2422.7%	474.6%
26	R. Edwards Full-back	Toronto FC	31	2311.1%	193.1%
27	K. Franklin Full-back	Toronto FC	23	21138.6%	4417.8%
28	D. Bugaj Full-back	CF Montreal	22	2150%	434.3%
29	K. Duncan Full-back	Minnesota United FC	29	2111.3%	271.5%
30	D. Yedlin Full-back	Real Salt Lake	33	2011.4%	145.9%
31	S. Ibeagha Full-back	FC Dallas	34	208%	1513.2%
32	R. Laryea Full-back	Toronto FC	31	193.3%	2325.7%
33	H. Johansson Full-back	FC Dallas	28	1859.8%	349.3%
34	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18307%	424.5%
35	T. Totland Full-back	St. Louis City	26	1736.5%	3920.1%
36	I. Fray Full-back	Inter Miami	23	171.2%	411.4%
37	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	21	1675.7%	4817.4%
38	N. Allen Full-back	Inter Miami	22	1620.6%	430.7%
39	L. Petrasso Full-back	CF Montreal	26	166.6%	412.1%
40	K. Thompson Full-back	Colorado Rapids	23	1620.8%	441.2%
41	Adrián Marín Full-back	Orlando City SC	29	15280%	22±0%
42	J. Löffelsend Full-back	San Diego	28	15305.6%	2616.8%
43	J. Glad Full-back	Real Salt Lake	29	1450%	2710.5%
44	T. Ream Full-back	Charlotte	38	1461.6%	109.1%
45	L. MacNaughton Full-back	St. Louis City	31	12123.6%	2125.9%
46	D. Padelford Full-back	Minnesota United FC	23	1284.6%	4115.6%
47	B. Bye Full-back	Portland Timbers	30	1224.8%	2835.2%
48	D. Þórhallsson Full-back	San Diego	26	11±0%	3015.9%
49	S. Moreira Full-back	Columbus Crew	32	1132.3%	203.4%
50	P. Quinton Full-back	Real Salt Lake	26	1140.3%	3816.3%