based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portland Timbers.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Portland Timbers II — MLS Next Pro: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Portland Timbers; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
Z. McGraw is a 29-year-old central defender at Portland Timbers, rated 20.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGraw.
On the season, McGraw graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.481 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 29 McGraw is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Portland Timbers finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side
4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 4 appearances.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 20.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.48 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
