Best Box to Box Players in EA FC 26
The top Box to Box CMs in EA SPORTS FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CM Box to Box role.
This player operates between the two boxes, operating as neither the last line of defence, nor the final part of the attack, but involved in everything in-between.
These are the best Box to Box CMs in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team, ranked by their FUT.GG rating for the CM Box to Box role. Each card shows its FUT.GG rating, live price, PlayStyles, and key attributes.
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Top 30 Box to Box CMs by FUT.GG Rating
#1
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CM–
Dribbling92
Short Passing98
Composure97
Def. Awareness93
Strength92
Stamina92
Controlled178cmAverage Medium
#2
Federico Valverde
Team of the Season
CM–RB–CDM–RM–RW–
Dribbling92
Short Passing96
Composure92
Def. Awareness90
Strength88
Stamina97
Explosive182cmUnique
#3
Pedri
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling97
Short Passing99
Composure96
Def. Awareness84
Strength86
Stamina95
Explosive174cmLean Medium
#4
Douglas Luiz
UEL Road to the Final
CM–CDM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing95
Composure96
Def. Awareness93
Strength90
Stamina98
Controlled175cmAverage Medium
#5
Patri Guijarro
UEFA Women's Champions League Road to the Final
CDM–CM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing97
Composure93
Def. Awareness95
Strength92
Stamina91
Lengthy170cmAverage Short
#6
John McGinn
UEL Road to the Final
CM–LB–RM–CAM–
Dribbling97
Short Passing98
Composure92
Def. Awareness93
Strength92
Stamina97
Controlled178cmStocky Medium
#7
Marcos Llorente
Team of the Season
RB–RM–CM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing95
Composure90
Def. Awareness90
Strength92
Stamina99
Controlled184cmLean Medium
#8
Clara Serrajordi
UEFA Women's Champions League Road to the Final
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing97
Composure92
Def. Awareness91
Strength90
Stamina97
Controlled170cmLean Short
#9
Xavi
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing98
Composure98
Def. Awareness88
Strength87
Stamina97
Explosive170cmAverage Short
#10
Toni Kroos
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling92
Short Passing96
Composure94
Def. Awareness95
Strength88
Stamina94
Explosive183cmAverage Medium
#11
Franck Yannick Kessié
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CB–CM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing97
Composure97
Def. Awareness96
Strength99
Stamina99
Controlled183cmAverage Medium
#12
Adalberto Carrasquilla
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CM–CDM–RM–CAM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing95
Composure93
Def. Awareness88
Strength84
Stamina94
Explosive170cmStocky Short
#13
Fiamma Benítez
Team of the Season
CAM–CM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing96
Composure94
Def. Awareness80
Strength91
Stamina97
Lengthy168cmAverage Short
#14
Declan Rice
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–
Dribbling93
Short Passing97
Composure96
Def. Awareness91
Strength93
Stamina97
Lengthy185cmAverage Tall
#15
Sphephelo Sithole
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CDM–CM–
Dribbling92
Short Passing96
Composure96
Def. Awareness93
Strength99
Stamina95
Lengthy188cmAverage Tall
#16
Mamadou Sangaré
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling96
Short Passing97
Composure93
Def. Awareness92
Strength88
Stamina95
Explosive178cmLean Medium
#17
David Beckham
Festival of Football: Greats of the Game ICON
RM–CM–RW–
Dribbling93
Short Passing95
Composure95
Def. Awareness81
Strength86
Stamina98
Explosive182cmUnique
#18
Sakina Karchaoui
Team of the Season
CM–LB–CAM–LW–
Dribbling95
Short Passing97
Composure95
Def. Awareness90
Strength80
Stamina99
Explosive160cmAverage Short
#19
Joey Veerman
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling95
Short Passing98
Composure97
Def. Awareness93
Strength90
Stamina95
Lengthy185cmAverage Tall
#20
Scott McTominay
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing98
Composure88
Def. Awareness87
Strength92
Stamina98
Lengthy193cmAverage Tall
#21
Manaka Matsukubo
Team of the Season
CAM–CM–ST–
Dribbling97
Short Passing96
Composure93
Def. Awareness80
Strength86
Stamina93
Explosive155cmLean Short
#22
Melchie Dumornay
Team of the Season
CM–CAM–ST–
Dribbling91
Short Passing97
Composure90
Def. Awareness82
Strength85
Stamina93
Explosive160cmLean Short
#23
Mariona
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–RW–
Dribbling94
Short Passing97
Composure92
Def. Awareness90
Strength91
Stamina97
Lengthy165cmAverage Short
#24
Hannibal
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling92
Short Passing92
Composure93
Def. Awareness84
Strength93
Stamina96
Controlled182cmLean Medium
#25
Zizo
Festival of Football: Path to Glory
RW–RM–CM–CAM–
Dribbling99
Short Passing94
Composure91
Def. Awareness74
Strength89
Stamina98
Explosive174cmAverage Medium
#26
Pablo Fornals
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–RM–
Dribbling93
Short Passing92
Composure93
Def. Awareness92
Strength86
Stamina96
Explosive178cmLean Medium
#27
Jill Scott
Prime Hero
CM–CB–CDM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing99
Composure95
Def. Awareness88
Strength99
Stamina99
Lengthy181cmLean Medium
#28
Orkun Kökçü
Team of the Season
CM–CDM–CAM–
Dribbling91
Short Passing95
Composure92
Def. Awareness90
Strength90
Stamina98
Controlled175cmAverage Medium
#29
Ryan Gravenberch
FoF: Answer the Call
CDM–CM–
Dribbling94
Short Passing95
Composure94
Def. Awareness91
Strength91
Stamina95
Lengthy190cmLean Tall
#30
Nico Paz
Team of the Season
CAM–CM–
Dribbling98
Short Passing98
Composure91
Def. Awareness81
Strength88
Stamina97
Lengthy186cmAverage Tall