Field Insider
15.2
3.8%
Ratingi
27.1
142%
Seasoni
1.7
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJoseph Robert Edwards
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age35
Date of birth31 Oct 1990
BirthplaceGloucester
Height173 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubPlymouth
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Season stats

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35
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
2671
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Plymouth.

Scout report

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J. Edwards is a 35-year-old full-back at Plymouth, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 3 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 27, top 21% of League One full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.2, ranking 99th of 107 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (64.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Edwards.

Judged on this season alone, Edwards graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 14 full-backs in the League One, on 8 clean sheets and 3.572 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 13th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the League One. At 35 Edwards is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24
Current potential13th of 14 full-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 22% full-backs · League One3rd-best full-back in the League One99th in the League One · potential13th-highest potential full-back in the League One
15.2
Ratingi
13th of 14 full-backs
27.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.57
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Plymouth finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

35
Apps
3.57
Def. / 90
55
Tackles
31
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.2, Edwards carries the 13th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 14. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles55
Interceptions31
Blocks20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.