based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lexington.
Scout report
J. Hafferty is a 28-year-old full-back at Lexington, rated 22.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 122nd of 257 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (51% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hafferty.
Judged on this season alone, Hafferty graded 17 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.813 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Hafferty, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 14th of 34 of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship. At 28 Hafferty is in his prime years, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Lexington finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side
2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 51% 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 22.9, Hafferty carries the 14th-highest potential of the full-backs in the USL Championship of 34, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Lexington finished 9th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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