Players with the Best Potential in League Two

The highest-potential players in League Two, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in League Two Best defenders in League Two Best midfielders in League Two Best attackers in League Two Most in-form players in League Two Top-scoring players in League Two

At a glance

M. Young of Salford City is the standout for raw talent across players in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 39, and A. Drinan has been the form player this season, grading 51.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Eastwood has improved his Season rating most, up +45.3 on last season, while K. McFadzean's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Odutayo of Bromley is the most valuable name in this group at 6.8.

Chesterfield · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Eastwood+45.3SsN

Cambridge United · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Young Goalkeeper	Salford City	19	23100.9%	3916.8%
2	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	4013333.3%	384.5%
3	I. Odutayo Full-back	Bromley	23	3831.5%	387%
4	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Crewe	22	36581.1%	386.2%
5	S. Swinkels Centre-back	Chesterfield	22	38376.3%	3812.4%
6	A. Senior Full-back	Barnet	24	33	37
7	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Walsall	21	381036.4%	3716.9%
8	L. Billington Full-back	Crewe	22	2448.4%	3712.6%
9	C. Slicker Goalkeeper	Barnet	23	28	36
10	S. Braybrooke Defensive midfielder	Chesterfield	22	351404.3%	366.3%
11	B. Knight Attacking midfielder	Cambridge United	24	292554.5%	366.5%
12	Marcus Lemar Ifill Defensive midfielder	Bromley	22	304200%	3629.1%
13	M. Helm Attacking midfielder	Fleetwood Town	24	3324.8%	363.8%
14	R. Glover Attacking midfielder	Barnet	25	24	36
15	Calum Agius Attacking midfielder	Crewe	20	212512.5%	3619.8%
16	K. N’Mai Central midfielder	Salford City	22	266.2%	363.5%
17	D. Markanday Attacking midfielder	Chesterfield	24	2746.2%	365.3%
18	M. Jobe Centre-back	Cambridge United	23	41	36
19	Ethan Ennis Attacking midfielder	Fleetwood Town	21	22522.2%	3512.7%
20	R. Smith Attacking midfielder	Harrogate Town	24	18	35
21	A. Mayor Defensive midfielder	Cambridge United	21	20	3515%
22	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	3535.3%	3527.5%
23	M. Roberts Goalkeeper	Walsall	24	15	35
24	J. Snowdon Defensive midfielder	Swindon Town	22	25	35
25	W. Hondermarck Central midfielder	Bromley	25	32232.6%	3515.2%
26	K. Watts Centre-back	Cambridge United	26	44255.6%	3517.4%
27	S. Gale Centre-back	Gillingham	21	2827400%	3510.2%
28	K. Cesay Centre-forward	Salford City	23	20	34
29	L. Bennett Defensive midfielder	Cambridge United	24	2632.3%	3424.7%
30	M. Holíček Defensive midfielder	Crewe	21	2311.1%	342.5%
31	J. Slater Full-back	Harrogate Town	21	18	3440.1%
32	M. Dennis Winger	Notts County	24	301%	343.6%
33	T. Hall Attacking midfielder	Notts County	20	17	34
34	M. Baker Full-back	Newport County	23	1752.7%	341.2%
35	E. Tezgel Centre-forward	Crewe	20	24	3440.5%
36	Micah Mbick Winger	Colchester	19	19	3418.7%
37	R. Staunton Full-back	Grimsby	24	27421.2%	3411.1%
38	J. Bickerstaff Attacking midfielder	Cheltenham	24	20159.2%	3413.4%
39	J. Evans Defensive midfielder	Harrogate Town	25	39	34
40	Joshua Alan Powell Attacking midfielder	Fleetwood Town	21	6	34
41	O. Lunt Central midfielder	Crewe	21	231110.5%	3417.8%
42	F. Cavegn Centre-forward	Bristol Rovers	23	25	34
43	Ismeal Kabia Defensive midfielder	Shrewsbury	20	25	34
44	I. Sinclair Attacking midfielder	Accrington ST	25	22	34
45	S. Forde Attacking midfielder	Bristol Rovers	22	2057.3%	3424.5%
46	Charlie Jay Whitaker Attacking midfielder	Tranmere	22	29114.6%	342.8%
47	J. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Cheltenham	25	2632.9%	341.2%
48	Jamie Knight-Lebel Centre-back	Swindon Town	21	2224.5%	343.7%
49	L. Macari Full-back	Notts County	24	264%	34±0%
50	R. Darcy Central midfielder	Chesterfield	25	2232.5%	3430.2%