College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Dylan Darling
Grand Canyon · Guard · Senior · 6-1 · #1
Transfer from St. John's
- #131 guard in the country
- #143 in the transfer portal
- #63 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Grand Canyon: a role like the one he had at St. John's (21.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 St. John's: 35 games, 15 starts, 21.2 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 839 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game6.935thMM #497
- Rebounds per game2.540thMM #450
- Assists per game2.673rdMM #186
- Steals per game1.487thMM #67
- Blocks per game0.138thMM #371
- Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
- Field goal %39.8%(76-191)33rdMM #529
- 3-point %27.7%(28-101)17thMM #668
- Free throw %71.8%(61-85)32ndMM #533
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 rate17.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.963rdMM #254
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating97.097thMM #15
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %52.8%37thMM #483
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.1%28thMM #571
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.5392ndMM #50
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %11.6%11thMM #748
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate44.5%82ndMM #150
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.15185thMM #78
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+0.49 impact · 6.6 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.2 ast
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+0.58 impact · 5.2 pts · 2.1 reb · 3.2 ast
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+1.03 impact · 10.6 pts · 2.8 reb · 2.9 ast
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+1.57 impact · 11.6 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.4 ast
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+0.20 impact · 8.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 1.6 ast
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+1.83 impact · 11.6 pts · 3.7 reb · 4.2 ast
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Grand Canyon teammates
Jaden Henley#151 · G · Returning- Dan Skillings Jr.#235 · G · Transfer from Baylor
- Tyler Behrend#240 · F · Transfer from Tulsa
- Blake Barkley#268 · F · Transfer from East Tennessee State
- Efe Demirel#297 · C · Returning
- Makaih Williams#354 · G · Returning
- Tre Holloman#520 · G · Transfer from NC State
- Amarion Dickerson#599 · F · Transfer from USC
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).