| 1 | Joe KnightCentral midfielder | Stevenage | 21 | 14.1 | 0 | 71 |
| 2 | R. WaltersCentral midfielder | Luton | 21 | 11.4 | 17▲32.8% | 49▼17.3% |
| 3 | I. FullahCentral midfielder | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 10.4 | 2±0% | 57±0% |
| 4 | S. FusireDefensive midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 10.3 | 27▲239.7% | 62▲114.1% |
| 5 | C. AshiaWinger | Huddersfield | 20 | 9.6 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | G. HoddleDefensive midfielder | Cambridge United | 21 | 9.3 | 5±0% | 31±0% |
| 7 | Y. AkhamrichWinger | Leyton Orient | 21 | 9.3 | 15▲10% | 32▲1% |
| 8 | W. AlvesAttacking midfielder | Leicester | 21 | 9 | 7▲13.6% | 43±0% |
| 9 | Vimal YoganathanDefensive midfielder | Barnsley | 20 | 9 | 21±0% | 46±0% |
| 10 | J. DonleyAttacking midfielder | Luton | 21 | 8.9 | 15▲9.6% | 62▲3% |
| 11 | B. IbrahimAttacking midfielder | Plymouth | 21 | 8.7 | 12±0% | 47±0% |
| 12 | Z. NelsonCentral midfielder | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 8.6 | 15±0% | 45±0% |
| 13 | Kai AndrewsAttacking midfielder | Oxford United | 20 | 8.5 | 0▼100% | 59▲33.3% |
| 14 | J. MoorhouseCentral midfielder | Leyton Orient | 20 | 8.5 | 8±0% | 41±0% |
| 15 | J. RichardsAttacking midfielder | Luton | 19 | 8.5 | 16±0% | 49±0% |
| 16 | C. RobertsDefensive midfielder | Plymouth | 21 | 8.4 | 2▼18.2% | 41▼24.7% |
| 17 | O. IrowCentral midfielder | Plymouth | 20 | 8.4 | 12▲24.7% | 45±0% |
| 18 | Finn FlanaganCentral midfielder | Mansfield Town | 21 | 8.4 | 7 | 43 |
| 19 | Henry CartwrightCentral midfielder | Bradford | 21 | 8.2 | 0▼100% | 39▼8.2% |
| 20 | R. ShipstonCentral midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8.2 | 0▲100% | 53▲25.9% |
| 21 | K. MorrisonAttacking midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8.2 | 0 | 74 |
| 22 | J. ColwillAttacking midfielder | Cardiff | 21 | 8.2 | 28±0% | 50±0% |
| 23 | Delano McCoy-Splatt\tCentral midfielder | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 8.1 | 1 | 38 |
| 24 | G. McConnellCentral midfielder | Cambridge United | 21 | 8.1 | 2±0% | 30±0% |
| 25 | J. AdigunDefensive midfielder | Stockport County | 21 | 8.1 | 3 | 41 |
| 26 | Roman DixonCentral midfielder | Stockport County | 21 | 8.1 | 1 | 41 |
| 27 | Emilio LawrenceCentral midfielder | Luton | 21 | 8 | 16▲24% | 46±0% |
| 28 | Harrison JonesCentral midfielder | Peterborough | 21 | 8 | 4▲516.7% | 40▼34.3% |
| 29 | Jaden HeskeyDefensive midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7.9 | 13▲9.2% | 60±0% |
| 30 | Jarvis ThorntonCentral midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7.9 | 7±0% | 57±0% |
| 31 | K. DoyleCentral midfielder | Leicester | 21 | 7.8 | 42▲24.6% | 53▲2.1% |
| 32 | C. EdwardsCentral midfielder | Stockport County | 19 | 7.8 | 3 | 43 |
| 33 | J. PhillipsCentral midfielder | Luton | 21 | 7.8 | 0 | 40 |
| 34 | Daniel VostCentral midfielder | Huddersfield | 20 | 7.8 | 0 | 40 |
| 35 | Bruno FernandesDefensive midfielder | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7.8 | 0 | 53 |
| 36 | J. Smith-SwayCentral midfielder | Huddersfield | 19 | 7.8 | 0 | 41 |
| 37 | J. HatchCentral midfielder | Plymouth | 20 | 7.8 | 1 | 42 |
| 38 | H. CartwrightCentral midfielder | Bradford | 20 | 7.8 | 6±0% | 43±0% |
| 39 | Ethan WilliamsCentral midfielder | Peterborough | 20 | 7.7 | 20▲24.7% | 46±0% |
| 40 | O. HarrisonCentral midfielder | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 7.7 | 1 | 43 |
| 41 | J. GoodmanCentral midfielder | Mansfield Town | 21 | 7.6 | 0 | 39▲42% |
| 42 | Sulyman KruballyAttacking midfielder | Burton Albion | 17 | 7.6 | 3±0% | 43±0% |
| 43 | L. AlkerCentral midfielder | Barnsley | 19 | 7.6 | 4 | 42 |
| 44 | L. PageAttacking midfielder | Leicester | 17 | 7.6 | 5±0% | 59±0% |
| 45 | T. SackeyCentral midfielder | Reading | 19 | 7.6 | 4 | 43 |
| 46 | L. HarrisCentral midfielder | Wigan | 21 | 7.5 | 21▲24.4% | 52▲9.7% |
| 47 | A. Stepien-IwumeneCentral midfielder | Bromley | 21 | 7.5 | 0 | 29 |
| 48 | K. MfuambaCentral midfielder | Reading | 20 | 7.4 | 0 | 54 |
| 49 | L. GordonCentral midfielder | Leyton Orient | 20 | 7.4 | 0 | 38 |
| 50 | D. RobinsonCentral midfielder | Doncaster | 21 | 7.4 | 2±0% | 40±0% |