Best Hull FPL players 2026/27

Who are the best Hull FPL players for the 2026/27 season?

We take a look at our top three Hull players to own ahead of Gameweek 1, using Hub data and AI to inform our decisions.

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Best Hull FPL players 2026/27: Oli McBurnie (£5.5m)

McBurnie looks far and away the best forward option in his price range, with any comparably talismanic striker likely to cost £6.0m and beyond.

The Scotland international is Hull’s first choice penalty taker, and is the tip of the spear from open play, with his physical presence a huge outlet for the Tigers.

The 30-year-old hit his stride in the second half of last season, culminating in his match-winning performance in the play-off final, and that form has carried over into pre-season where McBurnie once again is Hull’s top scorer.

Security of minutes in a poacher’s role is generally value enough at £5.5m, especially with penalties to fall back on, but McBurnie offers a notable threat at set-pieces too, so he is an asset you can hope for returns from throughout different phases of the game over the course of 90 minutes.

The issue will be more to do with Hull’s attacking efforts as a whole, but Sergej Jakirovic has brought in some attacking reinforcements, with Elliot Stroud and Jens Hjerto-Dahl adding quality going forward alongside Liam Millar and Mohamed Belloumi.

Joe Gelhardt has also sealed a permanent move after a succesful loan spell last season – and if the former Leeds man goes straight in as expected, he may well be the best £5.0m midfielder in the game after Diego Gomez, given he has played largely as a second striker or winger and scored 14 league goals for the Tigers season.

Best Hull FPL players 2026/27: John Egan (£4.0m)

While Charlie Hughes had been touted as a potential defensive contributions monster after a busy season in the Championship, the 22-year-old’s untimely injury has FPL managers turning their attentions elsewhere in terms of £4.0m defenders.

A couple of Hull’s other central defenders could offer similar prospects, with John Egan seemingly having a slight edge at centre-back over Semi Ajayi in terms of minutes – although both are expected to start Gameweek 1.

The Ireland man also had a decent tally for defensive actions last season, and has a better injury record than Ajayi, who in fairness looks a solid asset at £4.0m too for many of the same reasons.

Any attacking opportunities will come largely from set-pieces for this Tigers duo, who are both capable in the air – but Egan wins out again here, with three goals last campaign to Ajayi’s one.

The thinking with targeting centre-backs from weaker sides like Hull is that they will be called into action often enough for the defensive contributions threshold to be regularly met – an advantage the £4.0m fullbacks don’t necessarily offer, although this varies significantly player-to-player.

That perk also makes the likes of Egan relatively fixture-proof, as the Irishman will have a baseline score of 4 in many games even when Hull don’t keep a clean sheet, which is decent output from a £4.0m bench option.

Best Hull FPL players 2026/27: Ryan Giles (£4.0m)

For those looking to target some upside in Hull’s more favourable attacking fixtures, Giles is clearly the man among their budget defenders.

Offering far more creativity than Lewis Coyle on the opposite flank, there is now perhaps some trepidation around Giles as an FPL asset due to the signing of Newcastle’s Matt Targett who plays the same position.

Despite the Targett signing however, Giles still looks set to offer tremendous value ar £4.0m – he is anticipated by Hull supporters to remain first choice due to his key creative output and connection with McBurnie, with the expectation that a quality left-back such as Targett will be needed in reserve anyway to meed the demands of the Premier League.

We can’t know for sure that Giles has the place locked down long-term, but at this price point the assist potential provides a risk that could be worth taking if Hull’s fixtures line up nicely for your FPL team.

The 26-year-old notched eight assists last season, and has a big share of set-pieces for the Tigers on his left foot – looking at the short-term there appear to be enough routes to points here to utilise Giles in both of Gameweeks 2 and 3.

Elsewhere at basement price, £4.5m Hull midfielders Regan Slater and Matt Crooks are both worth a mention, with the former seemingly offering some of the most secure minutes among the £4.5m options, while the latter carries some attacking threat but is much a greater rotation risk.