Domestic-league season · Barnsley.
Missed 5 of Barnsley's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (unknown). He still appeared 21 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1769 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6.6 |
 EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.2 |
Earl's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 19→12), while his Rating eased 47→34. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barnsley · 15th | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Barnsley · 12th | 33 | 2 | 4 | 6.99 | 47 | 19 |
| 2023/24 | Barnsley · 6th | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 50 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Fleetwood Town · 13th | 36 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 47 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Preston · 13th | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6.68 | 65 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Burton Albion · 16th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6.65 | 42 | 6 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Earl is a 27-year-old full-back at Barnsley, rated 34.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 302nd of 482 in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Earl.
Judged on this season alone, Earl graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 67th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.561 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 44th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 27 Earl is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Earl missed 5 games through injury (unknown) out of roughly 46 this season. The 21 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 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 34.3, Earl carries the 44th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~21), then tapers with age. At 27, Earl sits on 21.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Earl's projected Rating — 34.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
