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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Akira Jacobs

Fordham · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #13

Returning

#1652Overall
+0.01Projected impact
  • #678 forward in the country
  • #964 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 26 minutes a game) at Fordham. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
26
Spot in the rotation
#2

From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.

▸What is impact?

Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.

Last season: the basics

2025-26 at Fordham: 32 games, 30 starts, 28.5 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game7.246thMM #206
  • Rebounds per game4.959thMM #149
  • Assists per game0.948thMM #186
  • Steals per game0.542ndMM #210
  • Blocks per game0.16thMM #404
  • Turnovers per game0.685thMM #72
  • Field goal %40.6%(80-197)12thMM #396
  • 3-point %33.6%(44-131)66thMM #140
  • Free throw %75.8%(25-33)76thMM #95

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate13.0%style

    Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor

  • Offensive rating117.567thMM #109

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating102.678thMM #99

    Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)

  • True shooting %54.1%27thMM #308

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %51.8%35thMM #271

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.4786thMM #55

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %26.3%22ndMM #346

    Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor

  • Free-throw rate16.8%7thMM #426

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11454thMM #165

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Akira Jacobs

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Preston Fowler

    James Madison · F · Sophomore

    82%match

    Returning

    +0.04 impact · 6.3 pts · 4.6 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Or Ashkenazi

    Lipscomb · F · Sophomore

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.04 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.8 reb · 1.5 ast

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  • Jared Turner

    Old Dominion · F · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 6.1 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Josh Dalton

    Elon · F · Sophomore

    71%match

    Transfer from Loyola Marymount

    0.00 impact · 3.6 pts · 2.6 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Braden Hausen

    High Point · F · Junior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.39 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Timo Malovec

    Kansas State · F · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Miami

    -0.08 impact · 4.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.9 ast

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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).