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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Drew Steffe

Buffalo · Guard · Senior · 6-5 · #21

Transfer from Southern Illinois

#1709Overall
-0.01Projected impact
  • #865 guard in the country
  • #943 in the transfer portal
  • #1013 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 25 minutes a game) at Buffalo: a smaller role than he had at Southern Illinois (30.8 min).

Projected minutes
25
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 Southern Illinois: 32 games, 32 starts, 30.8 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game9.957thMM #288
  • Rebounds per game3.158thMM #307
  • Assists per game2.571stMM #201
  • Steals per game0.957thMM #289
  • Blocks per game0.487thMM #67
  • Turnovers per game1.632ndMM #590
  • Field goal %40.4%(113-280)39thMM #483
  • 3-point %29.9%(49-164)26thMM #590
  • Free throw %67.2%(41-61)19thMM #655

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 rate18.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating103.627thMM #562

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating102.786thMM #106

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

  • True shooting %51.5%29thMM #564

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %49.1%42ndMM #452

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.6262ndMM #282

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %14.3%19thMM #683

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

  • Free-throw rate21.8%25thMM #625

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09346thMM #382

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Drew Steffe

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

  • Noah Bolanga

    Abilene Christian · G · Junior

    77%match

    Transfer from Utah Tech

    -0.01 impact · 11.9 pts · 6 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • Rakim Chaney

    Valparaiso · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Returning

    +0.18 impact · 10.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • Devin Brown

    Notre Dame · G · Sophomore

    74%match

    Transfer from Davidson

    +0.07 impact · 6.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.6 ast

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  • Johnny Kinziger

    Illinois State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.03 impact · 11.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.3 ast

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  • Tye Dorset

    Merrimack · G · Junior

    73%match

    Returning

    +0.04 impact · 11.7 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.2 ast

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  • DeShaun Jackson Jr.

    South Carolina State · G · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Mercyhurst

    -0.13 impact · 6 pts · 2.9 reb · 2.7 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).