Most productive U23 players in League One

The most productive U23 players in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

A. Cozier-Duberry of Bolton is the standout for raw talent across U23 players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.9, and D. Ballard has been the form player this season, grading 56.4.

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 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, E. Pye of Stockport County is the most valuable name in this group at 33.2.

Best talent

A. Cozier-Duberry53.9RTG

Peterborough · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Ballard+46.2SsN

Leyton Orient · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	G+A	Season	Rating
1	D. Ballard Centre-forward	Leyton Orient	21	27	56452.9%	5318.7%
2	J. Wareham Centre-forward	Exeter City	23	21	48215.7%	506.4%
3	H. Leonard Centre-forward	Peterborough	22	21	441672%	5120%
4	R. Cleary Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	22	20	37	5176.9%
5	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	19	36445.5%	5416.8%
6	A. Pepple Centre-forward	Plymouth	23	18	37195.2%	4952.8%
7	K. Lisbie Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	22	18	39	52
8	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	16	41610.5%	4912.9%
9	Mason Paul James Burstow Centre-forward	Bolton	22	16	34276.4%	5214%
10	B. Pointon Attacking midfielder	Bradford	22	13	2823.6%	5242%
11	O. Kellyman Centre-forward	Cardiff	20	13	299600%	5230.2%
12	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	12	2511.5%	472.9%
13	T. Bloxham Centre-forward	Blackpool	22	11	264.5%	495.4%
14	F. Draper Centre-forward	Lincoln	21	10	23101.8%	5110.9%
15	G. Kodua Winger	Luton	21	10	25437%	4910.5%
16	J. Kenny Centre-forward	Bolton	23	9	31705.1%	496%
17	A. Robertson Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	23	9	3211.3%	5125.1%
18	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Reading	20	9	318.5%	524.2%
19	K. Ehibhatiomhan Centre-forward	Reading	23	9	2431.7%	476.2%
20	C. Webster Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	22	9	263%	481.3%
21	N. Lowe Centre-forward	Stockport County	20	8	1843.1%	4932.6%
22	Patrick Kelly Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	21	8	2049.2%	4944.9%
23	R. Kpakio Full-back	Cardiff	19	8	242109.1%	5112.2%
24	J. Colwill Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	21	7	2644.5%	5047.9%
25	J. Richards Attacking midfielder	Luton	18	7	16109.2%	509.5%
26	Jamie Mullins Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	21	7	17	49
27	Cian Ashford Central midfielder	Cardiff	21	7	2222.7%	5220%
28	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	6	346.6%	4912.4%
29	Emilio Lawrence Attacking midfielder	Luton	21	6	12	46
30	Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	6	15	44
31	C. Ashia Winger	Huddersfield	19	6	11	47
32	C. Hayes Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	23	6	133.9%	442.4%
33	B. Khela Defensive midfielder	Peterborough	21	6	28171.8%	5052%
34	R. Oné Centre-forward	Lincoln	20	5	22651.7%	5022%
35	S. Roughan Full-back	Huddersfield	22	5	2338.5%	508%
36	Caylan Vickers Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	21	5	123.5%	461.5%
37	B. Ibrahim Attacking midfielder	Plymouth	21	5	1152.3%	473.3%
38	E. Archer Central midfielder	Port Vale	23	4	2641.5%	4415.4%
39	Z. Nelson Central midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	21	4	17120.3%	4623.2%
40	E. Wheatley Centre-forward	Northampton	20	4	17	4760.3%
41	L. Barry Attacking midfielder	Stockport County	23	4	1652.6%	4512.5%
42	Daniel Edward Peter Imray Full-back	Blackpool	22	4	1357.8%	4728.6%
43	L. Harris Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	21	4	2052.2%	527.1%
44	J. Stokes Attacking midfielder	Stockport County	22	4	1451.9%	482.3%
45	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Stevenage	23	4	1314.4%	457.2%
46	I. Cissoko Attacking midfielder	Bolton	23	4	1016.4%	4427.4%
47	D. Taylor Centre-forward	Blackpool	22	4	1074.9%	4318.3%
48	H. Gray Attacking midfielder	Rotherham	17	4	13	46
49	D. Lawlor Centre-back	Cardiff	20	4	292300%	507.6%
50	O. Irow Winger	Mansfield Town	20	4	9	45