ratings updated 12 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Hibernian.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Wigan — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
Earlier this season at Wigan — EFL Trophy: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Hibernian; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
Scout report
J. Kerr is a 29-year-old central defender at Hibernian, rated 30.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 79th of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kerr.
Judged on this season alone, Kerr graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 0 clean sheets and 3.889 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 19th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 29 Kerr is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Hibernian finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 30.3, Kerr carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 27 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
