ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Preston.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.6 |
Scout report
J. Storey is a 29-year-old central defender at Preston, rated 35.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Storey.
Judged on this season alone, Storey graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 0 clean sheets and 3.667 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 23rd of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 29 Storey is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Preston finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.1% 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 35.7, Storey carries the 23rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 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 Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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