ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Colchester.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.9 |
Scout report
J. Tucker is a 26-year-old central defender at Colchester, rated 25.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 64th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (43.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tucker.
Judged on this season alone, Tucker graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 50th of 55 of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two, on 2 clean sheets and 2.2 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 10). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, top 20% of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two. At 26 Tucker is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Colchester finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 43.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.9, Tucker carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 55 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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