
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Braylon Patton
North Alabama · Guard · Sophomore · 6-0 · #3
Returning
- #1730 guard in the country
- #2211 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at North Alabama, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 15
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 North Alabama: 27 games, 12 starts, 16.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game5.624thMM #618
- Rebounds per game1.818thMM #648
- Assists per game1.439thMM #459
- Steals per game0.738thMM #446
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game2.39thMM #766
- Field goal %46.8%(59-126)83rdMM #130
- 3-point %25.7%(9-35)12thMM #722
- Free throw %56.8%(25-44)5thMM #790
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 rate24.4%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating83.61stMM #824
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.94thMM #805
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.3%33rdMM #518
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.4%51stMM #367
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.604thMM #801
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %26.5%70thMM #267
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate34.9%63rdMM #308
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40-0.0451stMM #837
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Braylon Patton
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Gardner-Webb
-0.46 impact · 8.2 pts · 1.8 reb · 2.1 ast
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-0.36 impact · 6.8 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareReturning
-0.22 impact · 4.4 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareTransfer from Tennessee Tech
-0.27 impact · 5.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 1 ast
CompareTransfer from Canisius
-0.40 impact · 6.5 pts · 1.9 reb · 1.9 ast
CompareTransfer from Maryland Eastern Shore
-0.41 impact · 6 pts · 1.2 reb · 1.6 ast
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North Alabama teammates
Quan Lax#1585 · G · Transfer from Austin Peay
Jacobe Whitted#2178 · F · Transfer from Tennessee Tech
Damarien Yates#2241 · F · Transfer from Alabama State
Julius Clark#2342 · G · Transfer from Gardner-Webb
Mitchell Chaffee#2458 · C · Returning
Cortez Graham-Howard#2862 · G · Returning
Mike Evbagharu#2998 · G · Transfer from Canisius
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).