| 1 | Mika HaasCentral midfielder | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 21 | 20.8 | 27±0% | 65±0% |
| 2 | P. HennrichAttacking midfielder | 1. FC Heidenheim | 21 | 20.7 | 29▲23% | 77▲75.5% |
| 3 | K. WätjenCentral midfielder | VfL Bochum | 20 | 19.9 | 23±0% | 62±0% |
| 4 | L. CopadoAttacking midfielder | Energie Cottbus | 21 | 19.5 | 0 | 38▼29.5% |
| 5 | Yoon Do-YongCentral midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 19.3 | 18▲291.5% | 53▲13.1% |
| 6 | S. GouramWinger | Hertha BSC | 20 | 19.2 | 0±0% | 53▲126.6% |
| 7 | S. Di BenedettoAttacking midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 19.1 | 4▲11.4% | 53▲40.5% |
| 8 | Rafael LubachDefensive midfielder | 1. FC Nürnberg | 21 | 18.8 | 41±0% | 67±0% |
| 9 | Rafael Pinto PedrosaCentral midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 18.4 | 12±0% | 61▲1% |
| 10 | Louey Ben FarhatCentral midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 18.2 | 27±0% | 63±0% |
| 11 | T. MeyerAttacking midfielder | VfL Bochum | 18 | 18.2 | 14 | 63 |
| 12 | K. DavidsenCentral midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 18.1 | 32±0% | 62±0% |
| 13 | K. WiethaupCentral midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 21 | 18 | 8▲13% | 57▲35.2% |
| 14 | T. Fidjeu-TazemetaWinger | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 18 | 17.9 | 15 | 63 |
| 15 | Nick Elias MeierCentral midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 17.8 | 0 | 49 |
| 16 | F. ChávezAttacking midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 17.7 | 1±0% | 69▲9.5% |
| 17 | Ayoub ChaikhounCentral midfielder | 1. FC Nürnberg | 20 | 17.5 | 1±0% | 52±0% |
| 18 | Selim TelibDefensive midfielder | Hertha BSC | 20 | 17.4 | 0 | 54 |
| 19 | H. MustaphaCentral midfielder | 1. FC Nürnberg | 20 | 17.4 | 0 | 54±0% |
| 20 | Bence DárdaiDefensive midfielder | VfL Wolfsburg | 20 | 17.3 | 0±0% | 61±0% |
| 21 | P. ČovićAttacking midfielder | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 17.3 | 9±0% | 68±0% |
| 22 | D. H. ZorCentral midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 18 | 17.3 | 6 | 60 |
| 23 | Omar MegeedCentral midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 21 | 17.2 | 0 | 62▲15.2% |
| 24 | F. AdemiCentral midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 17.2 | 9±0% | 44±0% |
| 25 | L. OpitzCentral midfielder | VfL Osnabrück | 21 | 17.1 | 2▼11.1% | 39▼26% |
| 26 | N. RothweilerCentral midfielder | 1. FC Heidenheim | 20 | 17 | 0 | 61 |
| 27 | S. RaebigerCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 16.9 | 1▲66.7% | 49▼1.4% |
| 28 | L. MergnerCentral midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 16.8 | 0 | 52 |
| 29 | Noah EngelbrethCentral midfielder | Hannover 96 | 21 | 16.8 | 0 | 52 |
| 30 | Hugo Luis AfonsoCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 16.7 | 0 | 49 |
| 31 | T. WagnerCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 21 | 16.7 | 0 | 49 |
| 32 | Junior Arlet ZéCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 16.5 | 5▲58.1% | 55▲33.8% |
| 33 | Olgherto BalliuDefensive midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 16.5 | 0 | 51 |
| 34 | S. TelibCentral midfielder | Hertha BSC | 19 | 16.5 | 0 | 52 |
| 35 | Hamza MuqajCentral midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 16.4 | 0 | 50 |
| 36 | Winners OsaweCentral midfielder | 1. FC Nürnberg | 19 | 16.4 | 0▼100% | 52±0% |
| 37 | Jakob EngelCentral midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 20 | 16.4 | 0 | 49 |
| 38 | Jakob ZicklerCentral midfielder | Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 16.3 | 0 | 50 |
| 39 | I. UgohDefensive midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 16.3 | 6±0% | 55±0% |
| 40 | Erik MullerCentral midfielder | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | 16.2 | 0 | 53 |
| 41 | Mateo KritzerCentral midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 16.2 | 0 | 51 |
| 42 | Ali-Eren ErsungurCentral midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 20 | 16.2 | 0▼100% | 51▼3.8% |
| 43 | D. SchrammCentral midfielder | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | 16.2 | 2±0% | 55±0% |
| 44 | Marwin Reiner Ian SchmitzCentral midfielder | FC St. Pauli | 19 | 15.9 | 0 | 61 |
| 45 | Othmane Elidrissi ErahhaliCentral midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 20 | 15.9 | 0 | 53 |
| 46 | M. AvlayiciDefensive midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | 15.7 | 1 | 49 |
| 47 | T. TasdelenCentral midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 15.7 | 0 | 48 |
| 48 | Lukas MichelbrinkCentral midfielder | Hertha BSC | 21 | 15.6 | 17▲12.9% | 46▲3.2% |
| 49 | H. MuqajCentral midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 20 | 15.6 | 0 | 50 |
| 50 | T. van den HeuvelDefensive midfielder | Hannover 96 | 21 | 15.5 | 0▼99.4% | 45▼15.7% |