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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Braden Frager

Nebraska · Forward · Junior · 6-7 · #5

Returning

#126Overall
+1.39Projected impact
  • #58 forward in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Nebraska, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
23
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 Nebraska: 33 games, 2 starts, 23.7 minutes a game.

  • Points per game11.879th
  • Rebounds per game3.839th
  • Assists per game1.161st
  • Steals per game0.763rd
  • Blocks per game0.16th
  • Turnovers per game1.053rd
  • Field goal %48.7%(134-275)47th
  • 3-point %35.2%(57-162)73rd
  • Free throw %80.5%(66-82)89th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate23.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating120.476th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating101.284th

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

  • True shooting %62.8%82nd

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %59.1%76th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.0361st

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %25.8%20th

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

  • Free-throw rate29.8%29th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.17489th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Braden Frager

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

  • Alvaro Folgueiras

    Louisville · F · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from Iowa

    +1.28 impact · 8.4 pts · 3.6 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Milan Momcilovic

    Kentucky · F · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Iowa State

    +2.66 impact · 16.9 pts · 3.1 reb · 1 ast

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  • Chauncey Wiggins

    Gonzaga · F · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Florida State

    +0.82 impact · 13.3 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Josh Reed

    Penn State · F · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.50 impact · 11.5 pts · 4.1 reb · 1 ast

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  • Eric Dailey Jr.

    UCLA · F · Senior

    70%match

    Returning

    +1.07 impact · 11.6 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Devin Royal

    Villanova · F · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Ohio State

    +1.21 impact · 13.7 pts · 5.6 reb · 1.6 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).