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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Drayton Jones

Butler · Center · Senior · 6-11 · #13

Returning

#257Overall
+0.98Projected impact
  • #30 center in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Butler. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
22
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 Butler: 32 games, 32 starts, 19.5 minutes a game.

  • Points per game6.345th
  • Rebounds per game4.648th
  • Assists per game1.478th
  • Steals per game0.445th
  • Blocks per game0.947th
  • Turnovers per game0.778th
  • Field goal %58.6%(68-116)56th
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-1)28th
  • Free throw %72.0%(67-93)77th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate14.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating132.296th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.127th

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

  • True shooting %64.7%70th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %58.6%48th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.9698th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %40.1%65th

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

  • Free-throw rate80.2%92nd

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.14160th

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Drayton Jones

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

  • Caden Powell

    Baylor · C · Senior

    76%match

    Returning

    +1.34 impact · 7 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Malachi Moreno

    Kentucky · C · Sophomore

    73%match

    Returning

    +1.81 impact · 7.8 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.8 ast

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  • Julius Halaifonua

    Oklahoma State · C · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from Georgetown

    +1.20 impact · 9.5 pts · 4.4 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Samson Aletan

    Providence · C · Senior

    69%match

    Transfer from Yale

    +1.00 impact · 7.8 pts · 5.8 reb · 1.3 ast

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  • Christian Gurdak

    Rutgers · C · Sophomore

    67%match

    Transfer from Virginia Tech

    +0.72 impact · 5.6 pts · 4.4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Egan Shields

    Northern Colorado · C · Senior

    67%match

    Returning

    +0.50 impact · 6.3 pts · 4.7 reb · 0.9 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).