College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Elijah Crawford
Villanova · Guard · Junior · 6-3 · #1
Transfer from UIC
- #132 guard in the country
- #144 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 16 minutes a game) at Villanova, as a primary scorer and lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at UIC (25.9 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #7
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 UIC: 23 games, 17 starts, 25.9 minutes a game.
- Points per game14.183rd
- Rebounds per game2.952nd
- Assists per game4.996th
- Steals per game1.487th
- Blocks per game0.379th
- Turnovers per game2.65th
- Field goal %45.3%(121-267)73rd
- 3-point %27.6%(21-76)17th
- Free throw %75.3%(61-81)45th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate31.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.447th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating103.185th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.5%43rd
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %49.3%43rd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.9277th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %15.2%23rd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.3%50th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.16189th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Elijah Crawford
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.15 impact · 16.4 pts · 3.4 reb · 4.8 ast
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+0.72 impact · 12.7 pts · 3 reb · 4.9 ast
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+1.28 impact · 12.2 pts · 3 reb · 5.3 ast
CompareTransfer from North Texas
+0.54 impact · 13.5 pts · 3.7 reb · 4.6 ast
CompareTransfer from Northern Iowa
+0.80 impact · 13.7 pts · 3.8 reb · 3.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Wright State
+0.54 impact · 12.4 pts · 2.4 reb · 3.6 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
- Devin Royal#169 · F · Transfer from Ohio State
- 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).