ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Scout report
R. Hedges is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Derby, rated 25.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 242nd of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hedges.
Judged on this season alone, Hedges graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 24 of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.589 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 22nd of 24 of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 31 Hedges is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 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 · Derby finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd 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. 3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 25.2, Hedges carries the 22nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 24 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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