College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Devin Royal
Villanova · Forward · Senior · 6-6 · #21
Transfer from Ohio State
- #73 forward in the country
- #75 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 24 minutes a game) at Villanova: a smaller role than he had at Ohio State (32.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 24
- 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 Ohio State: 32 games, 32 starts, 32.7 minutes a game.
- Points per game13.789th
- Rebounds per game5.673rd
- Assists per game1.680th
- Steals per game0.542nd
- Blocks per game0.16th
- Turnovers per game1.621st
- Field goal %47.9%(151-315)43rd
- 3-point %32.0%(31-97)57th
- Free throw %80.8%(105-130)90th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate21.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating118.170th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating111.327th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %58.8%58th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.9%41st
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.0059th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %27.2%25th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate41.3%57th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13067th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.32 impact · 11.9 pts · 4.2 reb · 1.5 ast
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+1.09 impact · 12.6 pts · 5 reb · 1.5 ast
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+0.37 impact · 10.1 pts · 5.7 reb · 1.7 ast
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+1.22 impact · 12.5 pts · 8.8 reb · 2.2 ast
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+0.94 impact · 12.3 pts · 5.5 reb · 2 ast
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Villanova teammates
Tyler Perkins#112 · G · Returning- Jake Fiegen#127 · G · Transfer from Cornell
- Kwame Evans Jr.#146 · F · Transfer from Oregon
- Elijah Crawford#277 · G · Transfer from UIC
- Matt Hodge#581 · F · Returning
- Darryl Simmons II#839 · G · Transfer from St. Bonaventure
- Wade Chiddick#1089 · G · Returning
- Adam Oumiddoch#1429 · G · Freshman · #67 recruit
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).