College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Dylan Faulkner
Clemson · Forward · Senior · 6-10 · #15
Transfer from Samford
- #55 forward in the country
- #49 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 19 minutes a game) at Clemson, as a primary scorer and rim protector: a smaller role than he had at Samford (26.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 19
- Spot in the rotation
- #5
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 Samford: 30 games, 30 starts, 26.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game17.297th
- Rebounds per game8.697th
- Assists per game1.885th
- Steals per game0.654th
- Blocks per game1.595th
- Turnovers per game1.429th
- Field goal %61.7%(193-313)90th
- 3-point %0.0%(0-5)10th
- Free throw %56.3%(129-229)18th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I forward who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate30.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating123.684th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating101.682nd
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %62.2%79th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %61.7%86th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.3280th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.0%37th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate73.2%95th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.23499th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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+3.76 impact · 15.1 pts · 7.4 reb · 3.6 ast
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+1.74 impact · 12 pts · 5.3 reb · 1.6 ast
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+1.69 impact · 10.7 pts · 6 reb · 2.6 ast
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+1.35 impact · 13.8 pts · 5.9 reb · 1.8 ast
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+1.31 impact · 16.9 pts · 7.8 reb · 1.9 ast
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+3.08 impact · 13.3 pts · 9 reb · 1.5 ast
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Clemson teammates
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- Zac Foster#506 · G · Returning
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- Cole Certa#813 · G · Transfer from Notre Dame
- Trent Steinour#1191 · F · Returning
- Chase Thompson#1849 · F · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).