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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Brady Shoulders

Mercer · Guard · Junior · 6-6 · #11

Returning

#678Overall
+0.43Projected impact
  • #335 guard in the country
  • #233 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 27 minutes a game) at Mercer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
27
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 Mercer: 29 games, 29 starts, 30.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game9.353rdMM #336
  • Rebounds per game6.899thMM #8
  • Assists per game1.956thMM #314
  • Steals per game1.795thMM #31
  • Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
  • Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
  • Field goal %43.7%(94-215)63rdMM #287
  • 3-point %33.3%(26-78)46thMM #405
  • Free throw %70.4%(57-81)28thMM #566

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate15.8%style

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

  • Offensive rating113.863rdMM #257

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating104.480thMM #153

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

  • True shooting %54.1%47thMM #407

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %49.8%47thMM #403

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.4150thMM #381

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %27.8%74thMM #234

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

  • Free-throw rate37.7%69thMM #259

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.11260thMM #250

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Brady Shoulders

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

  • Micah Robinson

    TCU · G · Junior

    78%match

    Returning

    +0.78 impact · 10.9 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.7 ast

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  • Mekhi Lowery

    UIC · G · Senior

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.55 impact · 8.1 pts · 5.8 reb · 2.1 ast

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  • Javion Guy-King

    Ball State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Central Arkansas

    +0.37 impact · 9.7 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Elyjah Freeman

    Texas · G · Junior

    74%match

    Transfer from Auburn

    +0.85 impact · 9.2 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Dan Skillings Jr.

    Grand Canyon · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Baylor

    +1.02 impact · 9.4 pts · 5.7 reb · 2 ast

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  • Anthony Robinson II

    Florida State · G · Senior

    72%match

    Transfer from Missouri

    +0.57 impact · 8.9 pts · 3.1 reb · 3 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).