Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Preston.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Preston's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (injury, knee). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 604 | 6.58 |
Scout report
J. Lewis is a 28-year-old full-back at Preston, rated 40.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 388th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lewis.
Judged on this season alone, Lewis graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 76th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 2.98 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 60th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 28 Lewis is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Lewis missed 7 games through injury (injury, knee) out of roughly 46 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side
2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 17.2% 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 40.3, Lewis carries the 60th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
