Defenders with the Most Assists in USL Championship 2026

The most creative defenders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Most creative midfielders in USL Championship Most creative attackers in USL Championship Best defenders in USL Championship Most in-form defenders in USL Championship Top-scoring defenders in USL Championship Most valuable defenders in USL Championship

At a glance

C. Smith of Phoenix Rising is the standout for raw talent across defenders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 34.3, and K. Adams has been the form player this season, grading 27.8, and T. Maples leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Anderson has improved his Season rating most, up +19.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Anderson of Hartford Athletic is the most valuable name in this group at 7.5.

Tampa Bay Rowdies · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Anderson+19.3SsN

Hartford Athletic · 24/25→25/26

33 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	G. Nigro Full-back	Tampa Bay Rowdies	26	4	24	31
2	S. Anderson Full-back	Hartford Athletic	24	3	23551.4%	3315.9%
3	H. St Clair Full-back	FC Tulsa	27	3	165266.7%	2549.4%
4	G. Robinson Full-back	FC Tulsa	28	3	5	22
5	J. Timmer Full-back	Sacramento Republic	29	2	18	21
6	A. Rogers Full-back	Miami FC	30	2	16	20
7	T. Leibold Full-back	Sacramento Republic	32	2	661.3%	1732.4%
8	R. Doghman Full-back	Orange County SC	29	2	11825%	2135.4%
9	C. Smith Full-back	Phoenix Rising	22	2	113400%	345.8%
10	L. Biasi Full-back	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	27	2	23	27
11	L. Archer Full-back	Tampa Bay Rowdies	30	1	6	18
12	A. Mitrano Full-back	Indy Eleven	28	1	8	22
13	J. Hafferty Full-back	Indy Eleven	28	1	17	23
14	M. Real Full-back	Hartford Athletic	27	1	1128.9%	2436.5%
15	N. Hämäläinen Full-back	New Mexico United	29	1	10163.2%	2240.2%
16	K. Awuah Full-back	Loudoun United	30	1	12	18
17	X. Zengue Full-back	Lexington	25	1	4	30
18	S. Totsch Full-back	Louisville City	35	1	28	10
19	L. Blackstock Full-back	Charleston Battery	26	1	10	28
20	J. Farrell Full-back	Hartford Athletic	32	1	13	12
21	M. Taintor Full-back	San Antonio	32	1	10	15
22	A. Crognale Full-back	San Antonio	32	1	13	16
23	R. Buckmaster Full-back	San Antonio	30	1	11	16
24	L. Batista Full-back	FC Tulsa	28	1	15	21
25	D. Pierre Full-back	FC Tulsa	25	1	10	30
26	O. Damm Full-back	FC Tulsa	23	1	20	32
27	J. Bravo Full-back	Oakland Roots	26	1	13	29
28	H. Yamazaki Full-back	Detroit City	25	1	5	30
29	G. Stoneman Full-back	Rhode Island	30	1	13	16
30	W. Seymore Full-back	New Mexico United	34	1	15	8
31	Y. Leerman Full-back	Loudoun United	28	1	6	22
32	A. Miles Full-back	Orange County SC	22	1	3	32
33	Finn Sundstrom Full-back	North Carolina	19	1	14	34