Huddersfield Town boss, Carlos Corberan, has found himself leaning heavily on the club’s B Team this season to fill his matchday squad in the Sky Bet Championship.

That’s largely down to the fact Huddersfield have an injury list as long as Corberan’s arm, with the fact you can also name nine substitutes on your bench another reason why so many youngsters are getting their chance right now across the Championship.

Scott High and Kieran Phillips are the two at the forefront of Huddersfield’s academy right now, pushing for first-team minutes and earning calls from supporters that they deserve even more opportunities in a struggling squad.

The pair follow a host of academy graduates into the first-team with the Terriers, which brings us to the focus of this particular piece.

We take a look at 10 of the best players the Huddersfield academy have produced:

Williams was a product of the Huddersfield academy, but his emergence into the senior set-up coincided with the club playing in the Premier League.

That, perhaps, contributes to the fact that the defender never made a league appearance for the Terriers and only featured in one League Cup fixture; getting 90 minutes of a 2-1 win over Rotherham United in August 2017.

A loan to Bury followed, before Williams cut ties with Huddersfield and joined Barnsley.

He’s made 68 appearances for the Tykes, which includes 20 this season as they go from strength-to-strength under Valerien Ismael.

Williams is also still just 21 and has a large chunk of his career to continue progressing.

We move onto a current member of the Huddersfield squad and the man that Corberan is trusting with the goalkeeping gloves at this stage of the Championship season.

Schofield was shaped by loans at Notts County and Livingston, but is now Huddersfield’s No.1.

He started the season behind Ben Hamer in the pecking order under Corberan, but he’s now left the club for Swansea City and Schofield has 20 league starts under his belt.

It’s not an easy transition into the club’s first-choice goalkeeper for the 21-year-old, with an ever-changing defence not exactly solid.

However, he’s doing well and showing signs that he could be Huddersfield’s No.1 for the next decade.

Like Williams, Crooks passed through the Huddersfield academy and made just one appearance for the senior side. That came in a heavy defeat to Bournemouth and he’s not on this list due to his impact with the Terriers, but more because of what has come after it.

After spells with Rangers and Northampton – amongst others – Crooks signed for Rotherham United in the January of 2019.

Three goals in 16 appearances followed, but Crooks’ impact couldn’t keep Paul Warne’s side in the Championship. However, the following season he scored nine times in 33 matches to help the Millers back into the second-tier.

Right now, he’s thriving, with six goals and three assists in 29 league appearances for Warne’s side.

They are still threatened by relegation, but Crooks is a player that’s really looking the part in the Championship now.

Holmes is back at Huddersfield Town now after a spell away from the club after progressing through their academy.

The midfielder made 26 appearances for the club earlier in his career, before leaving for Scunthorpe United on a free transfer.

A good impact with the Irons led him to Derby County in the summer of 2018, with Holmes helping the Rams reach the play-off final that season.

However, he failed to peak like he did that season again, which has just about brought his return to Huddersfield.

He re-signed for the Terriers back in January and his standout moment has come in the win over Swansea City, where he bagged a brace in an impressive 4-1 win for Corberan’s side.

Windass started his career with Huddersfield, but never made a senior appearance for the Terriers.

The forward’s career really began to take off with Accrington Stanley between 2013 and 2016. That led Windass up into Scotland with Rangers, where he contributed to the Scottish giants putting themselves back on the map after years in the wilderness.

Wigan Athletic was the forward’s destination next, before a loan and permanent move to Sheffield Wednesday.

That is where he is currently, playing under Darren Moore and looking to help the Owls pull off a great escape in terms of relegation.

A brace in February’s defeat to Luton Town underlined the quality he’s got. It’s all about unearthing that regularly now.

O’Brien has stood in as Huddersfield Town’s first-team captain over the last couple of fixtures, driving his side forwards and looking to inspire them to just a second win of the calendar year.

His performance against Cardiff City last Friday was superb, with that a sign of just how good O’Brien could be from his roaming midfield position.

Ultimately, the thing for O’Brien is going to be finding consistency.

When he’s at his best, he’s a player that will be catching the eye of those in the Premier League.

That’s the disappointing truth for Huddersfield at this stage. If they don’t progress, O’Brien could very well outgrow them.

Hunt began his career with Huddersfield and made 121 appearances for the Terriers.

That surrounded spells out on loan with Grays and Chesterfield, before Crystal Palace picked up the impressive full-back.

Ultimately, it never quite happened for Hunt in London and a series of other loan spells eventually brought him back to Yorkshire. This time, though, with Sheffield Wednesday.

He made 108 appearances for Wednesday, making his loan permanent eventually.

Hunt has since moved on to Bristol City, passing 100 appearances for the Robins and continuing to be a solid right-back in the Championship.

Billing broke onto the scene in 2014 for Huddersfield, making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Leicester City.

Over the next couple of years, Billing managed to establish himself in the first-team picture with the Terriers, particularly under David Wagner.

In 2016/17, he made 28 appearances across all competitions and contributed to Huddersfield’s memorable promotion-winning campaign, despite not featuring in the play-offs.

Billing would play regularly for Huddersfield in the Premier League, before earning himself a £15m move to Bournemouth.

This season, he’s scored three goals in the Championship and is still yet to realise his full potential on the South Coast.

However, with a mammoth transfer fee behind him already, you can get away with calling Billing one of the best Huddersfield have produced.

Smithies made a whopping 274 appearances for Huddersfield having stepped out of their academy.

The goalkeeper was a promotion winner from League One in 2011/12, with Town penalty shootout winners against Sheffield United in the play-off final.

Since then, he’s never really looked back throughout his career.

Another 109 appearances for QPR came after he eventually left Huddersfield, with Smithies since winding up with Cardiff City.

He’s made 65 appearances for the Bluebirds and was on the bench last week as they headed to Huddersfield to play out a goalless draw.

Now at the age of 31, Smithies can be regarded as one of the best to pass through the Huddersfield academy.

Stretch your mind right back to the start of Jon Stead’s long playing career and you’ll find he was on fire for Huddersfield Town.

In 68 appearances in the league he scored 22 goals, as well as notching a further two strikes in the League Cup.

The electric form of such a young forward eventually took him to the Premier League, with Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland Sheffield United amongst those to get their teeth into Stead after Huddersfield.

Stead would return to the John Smith’s Stadium in 2013, but never quite reached the same levels he had previously.

Nevertheless, 693 appearances and 165 goals is some record for Stead.

Is he the best to come through Huddersfield’s academy in the modern-era? Maybe…