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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Derrian Ford

Temple · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #22

Returning

#549Overall
+0.54Projected impact
  • #275 guard in the country
  • #166 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 32 minutes a game) at Temple, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
32
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 Temple: 31 games, 31 starts, 35.7 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game18.196thMM #13
  • Rebounds per game4.383rdMM #117
  • Assists per game1.956thMM #312
  • Steals per game0.629thMM #532
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #371
  • Turnovers per game1.536thMM #546
  • Field goal %42.7%(172-403)56thMM #341
  • 3-point %37.9%(50-132)78thMM #170
  • Free throw %85.2%(167-196)86thMM #101

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate26.1%style

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

  • Offensive rating118.477thMM #153

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.333rdMM #545

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

  • True shooting %57.3%70thMM #226

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %48.9%40thMM #463

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2538thMM #494

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %20.1%44thMM #488

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

  • Free-throw rate48.6%88thMM #112

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.14180thMM #106

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Derrian Ford

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

  • John Blackwell

    Duke · G · Senior

    79%match

    Transfer from Wisconsin

    +2.18 impact · 19.1 pts · 5.1 reb · 2.3 ast

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  • Ethan Roberts

    Notre Dame · G · Senior

    77%match

    Transfer from Pennsylvania

    +0.48 impact · 16.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 2.3 ast

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  • Finley Bizjack

    West Virginia · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Butler

    +0.78 impact · 17.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.6 ast

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  • Dai Dai Ames

    Tennessee · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from California

    +0.54 impact · 16.9 pts · 2 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Jeremiah Johnson

    Tulsa · G · Junior

    76%match

    Transfer from Campbell

    +0.24 impact · 15.2 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.9 ast

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  • Isaac Bruns

    USC · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from South Dakota

    +0.39 impact · 20.6 pts · 5.1 reb · 1.3 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).