Centre-backs with the Best Potential in League One 26/27

At a glance

B. Nelson of Leicester is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.5, and C. Piergianni has been the form player this season, grading 45.5, and F. Delap leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Watts has improved his Season rating most, up +31.7 on last season, while C. O'Riordan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.2 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.

Best talent

B. Nelson60.5RTG

Leicester

In form

C. Piergianni45.5SsN

Stevenage

Rising potential

C. O'Riordan+22.2RTG

Barnsley · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

K. Watts+31.7SsN

Cambridge United · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

F. Delap3goals

Burton Albion

Most valuable

B. Hills14.6val

Stockport County