When he was in the u18s he tended to play as the water-carrying steady eddie midfielder, and last season he played the Naughton middle central defender role rather than wingback. So yeah he can do that.
Would be good to see him get some senior involvement before the end of the season. Was developing ahead of schedule for quite a while, made probably the most seamless step up to u23s I've seen in our academy when he was still 17, but these two ACL injuries have slammed the breaks on. Turns 21 in the summer and will be an overaged player next season if he doesn't find a loan.