College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Caleb Blackwell
Tarleton State · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #1
Transfer from UTEP
- #1342 guard in the country
- #1261 in the transfer portal
- #1716 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Tarleton State, as a floor spacer: a smaller role than he had at UTEP (30.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 20
- 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 UTEP: 28 games, 27 starts, 30.4 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game10.663rdMM #244
- Rebounds per game2.643rdMM #428
- Assists per game2.978thMM #144
- Steals per game1.383rdMM #92
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
- Turnovers per game1.728thMM #621
- Field goal %40.9%(108-264)43rdMM #450
- 3-point %36.4%(48-132)68thMM #233
- Free throw %69.6%(32-46)25thMM #594
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 rate20.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating103.427thMM #568
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating108.558thMM #348
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.1%32ndMM #522
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %50.0%49thMM #382
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.7267thMM #233
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %8.1%4thMM #807
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate17.4%14thMM #713
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.08034thMM #480
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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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 San José State
-0.14 impact · 11.5 pts · 1.8 reb · 2.9 ast
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-0.07 impact · 10.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 4 ast
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+0.03 impact · 11.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.3 ast
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-0.07 impact · 9.7 pts · 2.7 reb · 2.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Towson
-0.19 impact · 14.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.4 ast
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-0.14 impact · 9.5 pts · 2.6 reb · 3.6 ast
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Tarleton State teammates
JaVar Daniel#1074 · F · Transfer from West Georgia- Leroy Kelly IV#1194 · G · Returning
- Jac Mani#1225 · F · Transfer from Fresno State
- TJ Cope#1243 · G · Transfer from New Orleans
- Josh Hayes#1436 · F · Transfer from Utah
- Isaac Harrell#1696 · F · Transfer from Elon
- Matyas Vrabel#1908 · F · Returning
- Franck Emmou#2382 · G · Transfer from Texas State
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).