Attackers with the Best Potential in League One

The highest-potential attackers in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Ballard of Leyton Orient is the standout for raw talent across attackers in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Ballard has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while A. Pepple's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Tolaj of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.9.

Plymouth · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Ballard+47.6SsN

Leyton Orient · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Ballard Centre-forward	Leyton Orient	21	58453.3%	5318.7%
2	Mason Paul James Burstow Centre-forward	Bolton	23	35275%	5214%
3	B. Pointon Attacking midfielder	Bradford	22	2923.8%	5242%
4	K. Lisbie Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	22	41	52
5	L. Tolaj Centre-forward	Plymouth	24	5127.6%	5238.1%
6	Y. Salech Centre-forward	Cardiff	24	3814.1%	5128.5%
7	H. Leonard Centre-forward	Peterborough	22	461653.8%	5120%
8	R. Cleary Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	22	39	5176.9%
9	J. Wareham Centre-forward	Exeter City	23	50216.6%	506.4%
10	F. Draper Centre-forward	Lincoln	22	24102.6%	509%
11	J. Kenny Centre-forward	Bolton	23	32710%	496%
12	G. Kodua Winger	Luton	21	25440.4%	4910.5%
13	A. Pepple Centre-forward	Plymouth	23	38196.9%	4952.8%
14	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	42606.8%	4912.9%
15	T. Bloxham Centre-forward	Blackpool	22	274.3%	495.4%
16	N. Lowe Centre-forward	Stockport County	20	1843.2%	4932.6%
17	T. Wright Centre-forward	Bradford	24	18146.6%	4846.3%
18	T. Gale Attacking midfielder	Bolton	24	20245.6%	4838.4%
19	E. Wheatley Centre-forward	Northampton	20	17	4760.3%
20	K. Ehibhatiomhan Centre-forward	Reading	23	2431.2%	476.2%
21	C. Watts Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	2414.2%	474.3%
22	I. Davies Winger	Cardiff	24	14176.9%	4619.7%
23	W. Swan Attacking midfielder	Bradford	25	1740.9%	452.4%
24	S. Dalby Attacking midfielder	Bolton	26	3134.6%	4513.1%
25	C. Saydee Attacking midfielder	Wigan	24	1651.4%	4526.8%
26	J. Fevrier Winger	Stockport County	23	927.9%	456.7%
27	O. Irow Winger	Mansfield Town	20	9	45
28	S. Morris Winger	Luton	24	1625.9%	456.9%
29	Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	16	44
30	I. Cissoko Attacking midfielder	Bolton	23	1016%	4427.4%
31	D. Costelloe Centre-forward	Wigan	23	1318.2%	440.7%
32	Harrison Bettoni Attacking midfielder	Wigan	18	8	44
33	D. Taylor Centre-forward	Blackpool	22	1074.8%	4318.3%
34	Sulyman Krubally Winger	Burton Albion	17	3	43
35	J. Evans Attacking midfielder	Northampton	18	6	4238.2%
36	T. Shade Centre-forward	Burton Albion	26	27188.4%	4241.8%
37	J. McKiernan Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	24	199.3%	421.4%
38	A. Hackford Centre-forward	AFC Wimbledon	22	918.7%	4226.3%
39	P. Lane Attacking midfielder	Reading	25	1273.9%	4227.3%
40	B. Radulović Centre-forward	Huddersfield	26	26564.1%	413.8%
41	P. Patterson Winger	Stevenage	25	863.7%	4125.7%
42	S. Cox Centre-forward	Exeter City	21	4±0%	414%
43	A. Connolly Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	26	26250.7%	4032.9%
44	Fábio Tavares Attacking midfielder	Burton Albion	25	12142.9%	404.1%
45	K. Simon-Swyer Central midfielder	Northampton	23	9	4040.8%
46	J. Aitchison Winger	Exeter City	26	14121%	395.3%
47	B. House Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	27	233.8%	3915.6%
48	B. Waine Winger	Port Vale	25	1198.1%	392.2%
49	R. Roosken Winger	Huddersfield	26	941.8%	3837.2%
50	R. Paton Centre-forward	Port Vale	25	865.3%	3823.8%