Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in League One

The best defensive midfielders in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Boateng of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.2, and L. Wing has been the form player this season, grading 67.7, and O. Bailey leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Lofthouse has improved his Season rating most, up +36.2 on last season, while R. Street's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Boateng of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.4.

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