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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jack Daugherty

Northern Illinois · Forward · Junior · 6-8 · #9

Transfer from Illinois State

#2708Overall
-0.19Projected impact
  • #1051 forward in the country
  • #1342 in the transfer portal
  • #1890 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Northern Illinois: a bigger role than he had at Illinois State (10.6 min).

Projected minutes
17
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 Illinois State: 29 games, 2 starts, 10.6 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game2.96thMM #422
  • Rebounds per game1.62ndMM #452
  • Assists per game0.23rdMM #439
  • Steals per game0.26thMM #410
  • Blocks per game0.01stMM #456
  • Turnovers per game0.299thMM #2
  • Field goal %23.5%(24-102)1stMM #464
  • 3-point %24.7%(23-93)34thMM #296
  • Free throw %81.3%(13-16)91stMM #37

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate19.4%style

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

  • Offensive rating89.22ndMM #450

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating103.772ndMM #122

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

  • True shooting %38.5%1stMM #462

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %34.8%1stMM #462

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.0059thMM #155

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %17.4%4thMM #440

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

  • Free-throw rate15.7%5thMM #434

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0396thMM #423

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jack Daugherty

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

  • Cameron Johnson

    Mercyhurst · F · Senior

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.20 impact · 3.3 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.4 ast

    Compare
  • Stas Sivka

    William & Mary · F · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from George Mason

    -0.13 impact · 2.3 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Kyle Pock

    Northern Iowa · F · Senior

    73%match

    Returning

    -0.13 impact · 3.7 pts · 1 reb · 0.2 ast

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  • Tsvet Sotirov

    Georgia Southern · F · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    -0.19 impact · 2.7 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Chris Eagan

    American University · F · Sophomore

    71%match

    Returning

    -0.30 impact · 3.9 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.1 ast

    Compare
  • Donovan Hunter

    Southern Indiana · F · Senior

    67%match

    Transfer from Bellarmine

    -0.19 impact · 4 pts · 1.8 reb · 0.7 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).