N. Hackshaw is a 30-year-old central defender at Oakland Roots, rated 17.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 200th of 272 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hackshaw.

Judged on this season alone, Hackshaw graded 14 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 59 centre-backs in the USL Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.018 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Hackshaw, 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 18, 41st of 59 of the 59 centre-backs in the USL Championship. At 30 Hackshaw is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential41st of 59 centre-backs · USL Championship Current seasonTop 38% centre-backs · USL Championship22nd-best centre-back in the USL Championship200th in the USL Championship · potential41st-highest potential centre-back in the USL Championship

17.6

Ratingi

41st of 59 centre-backs

14.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.02

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oakland Roots finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

2.02

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.9% 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 17.6, Hackshaw carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the USL Championship of 59, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oakland Roots finished 10th 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 (2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.9%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.063

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.063

Defensive actions / 902.018

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %16.7

Pass accuracy %79

Cards / 900.252

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 30, Hackshaw sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hackshaw's projected Rating — 17.6 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.