Most improved U23 players in League Two

The most improved U23 players in League Two, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Young of Salford City is the standout for raw talent across U23 players in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 39, and M. Jobe has been the form player this season, grading 41.3, and D. Kanu leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Kanu has improved his Season rating most, up +33.2 on last season, while D. Burns's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Odutayo of Bromley is the most valuable name in this group at 11.5.

Grimsby · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Kanu+33.2SsN

Walsall · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Walsall	21	+33.2 24/25→25/26	361037.5%	3716.9%
2	S. Braybrooke Defensive midfielder	Chesterfield	22	+32.1 24/25→25/26	351234.6%	366.3%
3	S. Swinkels Centre-back	Chesterfield	22	+30.1 24/25→25/26	38376.3%	3812.4%
4	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Crewe	22	+29.8 24/25→25/26	35562.3%	386.2%
5	E. Tezgel Centre-forward	Crewe	20	+23.8 24/25→25/26	24	3440.5%
6	O. Lunt Central midfielder	Crewe	21	+20.3 24/25→25/26	23922.7%	3417.8%
7	A. Mayor Defensive midfielder	Cambridge United	21	+18.5 24/25→25/26	19	3515%
8	Ethan Ennis Attacking midfielder	Fleetwood Town	21	+18.3 24/25→25/26	22522.9%	3512.7%
9	Charlie Jay Whitaker Attacking midfielder	Tranmere	22	+15.9 24/25→25/26	29125.2%	342.8%
10	M. Young Goalkeeper	Salford City	19	+11.6 24/25→25/26	23100.9%	3916.8%
11	D. Burns Attacking midfielder	Grimsby	23	+10.6 24/25→25/26	13424%	3421.3%
12	S. Curtis Full-back	Chesterfield	20	+10.4 24/25→25/26	18142.5%	3321.3%
13	I. Odutayo Full-back	Bromley	23	+9 24/25→25/26	3831.5%	387%
14	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	+9 24/25→25/26	3535.3%	3430.8%
15	D. Duffy Central midfielder	Chesterfield	23	+8.7 24/25→25/26	16116%	333.1%
16	A. Chang Central midfielder	Bristol Rovers	23	+8.5 24/25→25/26	13207.3%	311.3%
17	M. Mellon Centre-forward	Oldham	22	+8.3 24/25→25/26	16113.7%	320.9%
18	M. Spellman Winger	Newport County	23	+8.2 24/25→25/26	14134.4%	303.4%
19	L. Billington Full-back	Crewe	22	+7.7 24/25→25/26	2448.4%	3712.6%
20	Harvey Araujo Centre-back	Colchester	21	+7.1 24/25→25/26	1959.2%	335.7%
21	Joel McGregor Defensive midfielder	Swindon Town	20	+7.1 24/25→25/26	1958.2%	334.2%
22	S. Forde Attacking midfielder	Bristol Rovers	22	+6.8 24/25→25/26	1956.2%	3424.5%
23	Alex Henderson Central midfielder	Accrington ST	21	+6.8 24/25→25/26	1490.7%	3313.1%
24	M. Cox Goalkeeper	Shrewsbury	23	+6.6 24/25→25/26	9287%	2924.6%
25	C. O'Brien Full-back	Accrington ST	19	+6.1 24/25→25/26	2238.1%	335.8%
26	Lewis Shipley Full-back	Barrow	22	+6 24/25→25/26	11127.7%	317%
27	C. Caton Centre-forward	Accrington ST	23	+5.6 24/25→25/26	8266.7%	295.8%
28	Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd Full-back	Cheltenham	23	+4.6 24/25→25/26	2030.1%	324.5%
29	Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza Full-back	Chesterfield	22	+3.4 24/25→25/26	870.8%	30±0%
30	A. Thibaut Winger	Crewe	22	+3 24/25→25/26	863.8%	311%
31	O. Hammond Centre-forward	Oldham	23	+2.4 23/24→25/26	4150%	2827.6%
32	Kayden Hughes Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	20	+2.1 24/25→25/26	838.9%	311.6%
33	L. Warrington Central midfielder	Walsall	23	-0.3 24/25→25/26	83.8%	304.2%
34	M. Olakigbe Central midfielder	Swindon Town	22	-1.9 24/25→25/26	721.8%	314.3%
35	M. Holíček Defensive midfielder	Crewe	21	-2.6 24/25→25/26	2310.2%	342.5%
36	K. N’Mai Central midfielder	Salford City	22	-2.8 24/25→25/26	2410.5%	363.5%
37	T. Booth Goalkeeper	Crewe	21	-3.5 23/24→25/26	638.5%	322.7%
38	S. Tovide Centre-forward	Colchester	22	-3.9 24/25→25/26	1917.1%	333.2%
39	F. Potter Full-back	Fleetwood Town	22	-4.2 24/25→25/26	1621.3%	320.6%
40	K. Kouassi Centre-forward	Cambridge United	23	-5.2 24/25→25/26	743.3%	314.3%
41	S. Negru Full-back	Tranmere	23	-5.3 24/25→25/26	2417.9%	322.6%
42	N. Kenneh Defensive midfielder	Tranmere	23	-6 24/25→25/26	1529.1%	2932.7%
43	Jamie Knight-Lebel Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	-7.2 24/25→25/26	2224.5%	343.7%
44	Jake Thomas Batty Defensive midfielder	Swindon Town	21	-7.3 24/25→25/26	1238.6%	323.9%
45	S. Palmer-Houlden Attacking midfielder	Gillingham	22	-8 24/25→25/26	1141.7%	3131.7%
46	H. Davies Goalkeeper	Crawley Town	22	-8.3 23/24→25/26	657.2%	2914.8%
47	N. Khumbeni Defensive midfielder	Gillingham	23	-8.5 24/25→25/26	563.4%	294%
48	Sonny Aljofree Centre-back	Notts County	21	-12.9 24/25→25/26	763.5%	314.6%
49	Zachariah Olumide Awe Full-back	Salford City	22	-15 24/25→25/26	672.5%	322.9%
50	E. Khouri Central midfielder	Grimsby	23	-15.9 24/25→25/26	2043.9%	339.9%