Defenders with the Most Assists in League One 26/27

The most creative defenders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

B. Nelson of Leicester is the standout for raw talent across defenders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.5, and I. Niskanen has been the form player this season, grading 35.2, and L. Sørensen leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Fish has improved his Season rating most, up +20.1 on last season, while T. Nixon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Hills of Stockport County is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

Doncaster · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Fish+20.1SsN

Cardiff · 24/25→25/26

28 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	I. Niskanen Full-back	Blackpool	28	13	3529.9%	395.8%
2	C. O'Keeffe Full-back	Barnsley	28	5	1717.8%	3520.7%
3	S. Roughan Full-back	Huddersfield	22	5	2338.5%	508%
4	L. Sørensen Full-back	Huddersfield	26	4	2117.2%	443.9%
5	J. Edwards Full-back	Plymouth	35	3	27142%	153.8%
6	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	2	292300%	507.6%
7	J. Husband Full-back	Doncaster	32	2	1542.6%	2412.6%
8	L. Macari Full-back	Notts County	24	2	264%	34±0%
9	K. Abrefa Full-back	Reading	22	2	926%	442.4%
10	W. Faes Centre-back	Leicester	28	1	384.5%	3848.8%
11	Z. Rossi Full-back	Cambridge United	25	1	371.3%	2926.8%
12	B. Hills Centre-back	Stockport County	22	1	2431.5%	482.8%
13	D. Casey Centre-back	Wycombe	28	1	2216%	3322.3%
14	T. Allen Centre-back	Wycombe	26	1	2227.2%	414.1%
15	A. Hagelskjær Centre-back	Wycombe	29	1	224.9%	2911.2%
16	D. Butler Full-back	Stevenage	32	1	1158.4%	1839.3%
17	M. de Gevigney Centre-back	Barnsley	26	1	1547.5%	3820.6%
18	J. Lewis Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	26	1	1469.5%	389.6%
19	B. Nelson Centre-back	Leicester	22	1	177.5%	612.3%
20	R. McDonald Centre-back	Notts County	34	1	1745%	924.6%
21	K. Knoyle Centre-back	Mansfield Town	29	1	2358.3%	3015.1%
22	B. Cargill Full-back	Mansfield Town	31	1	2011.2%	2033.6%
23	N. Tsaroulla Full-back	Notts County	27	1	28±0%	30±0%
24	M. Pennington Full-back	Bradford	31	1	21±0%	22±0%
25	M. Jobe Full-back	Cambridge United	23	1	41±0%	36±0%
26	R. Balker Full-back	Huddersfield	27	1	23±0%	37±0%
27	R. Kpakio Full-back	Cardiff	19	1	24±0%	51±0%
28	J. Johnson Full-back	Luton	20	1	16365.7%	4620.5%