| P. WillDefensive midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 16±0% | 44±0% |
| F. SchockGoalkeeper | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
| N. KatićCentre-back | FC Schalke 04 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 48±0% | 44▲13.3% |
| S. StraudiCentre-back | Dynamo Dresden | 🇮🇹Italy | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 15▲12.4%↩ | 44▲35.1%↩ |
| F. AdemiCentral midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 🇽🇰Kosovo | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 9±0% | 44±0% |
| Noah DarvichCentral midfielder | SV Elversberg | 🇩🇪Germany | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36.3 | 24▲12.7%↩ | 43▲0.9%↩ |
| T. WeinerGoalkeeper | Holstein Kiel | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 8±0% | 43±0% |
| T. BaackDefensive midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.8 | 17±0% | 43±0% |
| R. HeußerCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 33±0% | 43±0% |
| L. HerrmannDefensive midfielder | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18±0% | 43±0% |
| A. MuhamedbegovićFull-back | Dynamo Dresden | 🇦🇹Austria | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16.3 | 10 | 43 |
| M. Ouro-TagbaWinger | VfL Bochum | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.6 | 14±0% | 43▲2.7%↩ |
| R. TachieWinger | 1. FC Magdeburg | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 | 11±0% | 42▼4.9%↩ |
| C. LippmannCentral midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 🇦🇹Austria | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 12▲12.5%↩ | 42±0% |
| C. DafernerCentre-forward | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 27±0% | 42±0% |
| A. CondéCentral midfielder | SV Elversberg | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 27±0% | 42±0% |
| T. BeckerCentre-back | FC Schalke 04 | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 48±0% | 42±0% |
| J. HofmannCentre-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 1▼96.3% | 42±0% |
| Hwang Hee-ChanWinger | FC Schalke 04 | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 16±0% | 42±0% |
| M. BengerDefensive midfielder | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1▼89.2%↩ | 41▲15%↩ |
| L. TempelmannCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11±0% | 41±0% |
| S. SchreckDefensive midfielder | Arminia Bielefeld | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | 9±0% | 41±0% |
| C. LeeCentre-forward | 1. FC Magdeburg | 🏳️ | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 40 |
| M. BatmazWinger | Preußen Münster | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0▼100% | 40▼19.9% |
| L. GrillGoalkeeper | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 2±0% | 40±0% |
| R. ObermairDefensive midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 46±0% | 40±0% |
| C. KobaldCentre-back | Karlsruher SC | 🇦🇹Austria | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 26±0% | 40±0% |
| M. KostkaCentre-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 1▼86.2% | 40±0% |
| N. KoulisCentre-back | Preußen Münster | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11▼67.3% | 40▼29.8% |
| J. SietanCentral midfielder | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 5▼59.5%↩ | 40▲1.5%↩ |
| A. SlimaniWinger | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🏳️ | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 4 | 40 |
| K. OkpalaWinger | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | 8▼22.6%↩ | 40▼2.5%↩ |
| F. BouebariCentre-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇫🇷France | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6▼48.4% | 40▲1.8% |
| L. BrummeCentral midfielder | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 1▼97.4% | 40▲10.3% |
| M. ObuzAttacking midfielder | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 4▼63.8% | 40±0% |
| G. VidovićWinger | SC Paderborn 07 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 | 27±0% | 40±0% |
| A. RossipalFull-back | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 | 26±0% | 40±0% |
| Samuel Moïse AlthausDefensive midfielder | Preußen Münster | 🇩🇪Germany | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 3▲3.7%↩ | 39▲3.1%↩ |
| L. LordGoalkeeper | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0▼100%↩ | 39▲7.4%↩ |
| J. MbomCentral midfielder | VfL Bochum | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 22▲12.6%↩ | 39▲5.4%↩ |
| J. ElvediCentre-back | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 23±0% | 39▲21.4%↩ |
| R. RöschDefensive midfielder | Preußen Münster | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3▲13%↩ | 39±0% |
| L. BazzoliCentre-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0▼100%↩ | 39▲9%↩ |
| M. BunduWinger | Hannover 96 | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 27±0% | 39±0% |
| M. WittekFull-back | VfL Bochum | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 45±0% | 39▲12.5% |
| J. FelixCentre-back | Arminia Bielefeld | 🇩🇰Denmark | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 11±0% | 39±0% |
| E. BethkeGoalkeeper | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 4▼79.9%↩ | 38▼16.3%↩ |
| Kelven Olagie FreesCentre-back | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.9 | 4▲13.2%↩ | 38▲0.8%↩ |
| F. WienandGoalkeeper | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 2▲14.3% | 38▲1.1% |
| N. Schulte-KellinghausCentre-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 38 |
| G. SwajkowskiDefensive midfielder | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🏳️ | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 38 |
| Y. BouchamaAttacking midfielder | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 2▼92.9%↩ | 37▲6.6%↩ |
| Ben Vincent HüningCentre-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 6▲314.3% | 37±0% |
| E. ÇelebiAttacking midfielder | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 3▼13.2%↩ | 37▲12.7%↩ |
| S. TrémouletFull-back | Karlsruher SC | 🇫🇷France | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39±0% | 37▲5.1%↩ |
| E. ArdenCentral midfielder | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🏳️ | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 |
| B. AtikWinger | 1. FC Magdeburg | 🇹🇷Türkiye | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5.9 | 50±0% | 37±0% |
| S. VäänänenDefensive midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 🇫🇮Finland | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14.9 | 8▼68.1%↩ | 37▼9.4%↩ |
| M. BrüningGoalkeeper | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 37 |
| Gianluca SwajkowskiCentral midfielder | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0▼100% | 37±0% |
| D. HanslikCentre-forward | VfL Bochum | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 22±0% | 37▲13.7%↩ |
| F. TorsielloCentral midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 1±0% | 36±0% |
| Y. OnohiolGoalkeeper | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 🏳️ | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 2 | 36 |
| F. MeyerCentre-back | FC Schalke 04 | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 36 |
| A. IkariCentral midfielder | Hannover 96 | 🇯🇵Japan | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 0 | 36 |
| L. BoederCentre-back | Dynamo Dresden | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 12±0% | 36±0% |
| L. ZellerCentre-back | Preußen Münster | 🏳️ | 25 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | 9 | 36 |
| M. SchubertGoalkeeper | SC Paderborn 07 | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.9 | 0▼100%↩ | 36▼45.2%↩ |
| B. PichlerWinger | Hannover 96 | 🇦🇹Austria | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 14±0% | 36±0% |
| L. GiandomenicoFull-back | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 36 |
| M. GoncalvesCentral midfielder | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🏳️ | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 |
| L. BornscheinCentre-back | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 36 |
| L. ĐurićCentral midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 🇷🇸Serbia | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 3 | 35 |
| I. YoungWinger | Arminia Bielefeld | 🇺🇸USA | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 | 5±0% | 35±0% |
| Dustin ForkelWinger | 1. FC Nürnberg | 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 0 | 35▼32.9% |
| T. MüselDefensive midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 🇩🇪Germany | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 26▲12.4%↩ | 35±0% |
| L. KolbeCentre-back | Preußen Münster | 🏳️ | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 |
| J. DehmFull-back | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 30±0% | 34±0% |
| Y. OnohiolGoalkeeper | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 🇩🇪Germany | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 0 | 34 |
| N. KolbeCentre-back | Hertha BSC | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17±0% | 34±0% |
| A. DonkorCentre-back | FC Schalke 04 | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0▼100% | 34▼28% |
| A. SickerCentre-back | Arminia Bielefeld | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 12±0% | 34±0% |
| M. StuhlmacherDefensive midfielder | Preußen Münster | 🇩🇪Germany | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 34 |
| J. GyamerahFull-back | SV Elversberg | 🇬🇭Ghana | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 35±0% | 33±0% |
| U. ObiogumuCentral midfielder | 1. FC Nürnberg | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 0 | 33 |
| M. RitterCentre-forward | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 🇩🇪Germany | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 40±0% | 33▲13.7% |
| M. DreškovićCentre-back | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇲🇪Montenegro | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 33 |
| D. AbiamaWinger | Rot-Weiß Essen | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0▼100% | 33±0% |
| HélitonFull-back | Karlsruher SC | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 55±0% | 32±0% |
| R. PetrettaFull-back | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇮🇹Italy | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | 9▼51.3%↩ | 32▲18.1%↩ |
| P. FörsterAttacking midfielder | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0▼100%↩ | 32▲8.5%↩ |
| L. KunzeCentral midfielder | Arminia Bielefeld | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 0▼98.8% | 32▼13.9% |
| R. PreißingerDefensive midfielder | Preußen Münster | 🇩🇪Germany | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2▼92.9% | 31±0% |
| L. JensenAttacking midfielder | Arminia Bielefeld | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 4±0% | 31±0% |
| M. MontagCentre-back | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 31 |
| C. SickingerDefensive midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 2±0% | 30▼1.6%↩ |
| M. BaderFull-back | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 6▲252.9% | 30▼20.4% |
| E. WekesserFull-back | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 🇩🇪Germany | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1▼79.5%↩ | 30±0% |
| G. HoltmannWinger | VfL Bochum | 🇵🇭Philippines | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26±0% | 30±0% |
| M. SchuhenGoalkeeper | SV Darmstadt 98 | 🇩🇪Germany | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 28±0% | 29±0% |