ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Also this season
On loan at West Brom — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 210 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Derby; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6.9 |
Scout report
C. Taylor is a 33-year-old central defender at Derby, rated 17.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 253rd of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taylor.
Judged on this season alone, Taylor graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 3.544 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 52nd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 33 Taylor is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Derby finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17.2, Taylor carries the 52nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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