College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Cael Jones

Jackson State · Guard · Sophomore · 6-1 · #13

Returning

#2307Overall

-0.12Projected impact

#1206 guard in the country
#1522 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 5 minutes a game) at Jackson State. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 5
Spot in the rotation: #11

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 Jackson State: 7 games, 0 starts, 2.1 minutes a game.

Points per game0.71st
Rebounds per game0.41st
Assists per game0.01st
Steals per game0.01st
Blocks per game0.011th
Turnovers per game0.099th
Field goal %40.0%(2-5)36th
3-point %100.0%(1-1)99th
Free throw %0.0%(0-1)1st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate16.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating108.945th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating123.21st
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %46.0%7th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %50.0%49th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover—
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %66.7%99th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate20.0%20th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.0003rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Jackson State teammates

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