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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jalen Griffith

Eastern Washington · Guard · Senior · 5-10 · #7

Transfer from Western Michigan

#1126Overall
+0.16Projected impact
  • #567 guard in the country
  • #644 in the transfer portal
  • #548 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 18 minutes a game) at Eastern Washington, as a secondary scorer: a role like the one he had at Western Michigan (22.9 min).

Projected minutes
18
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 Western Michigan: 27 games, 17 starts, 22.9 minutes a game.

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

  • Points per game11.971stMM #166
  • Rebounds per game1.510thMM #741
  • Assists per game3.485thMM #95
  • Steals per game0.957thMM #289
  • Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
  • Turnovers per game1.728thMM #621
  • Field goal %45.5%(110-242)75thMM #192
  • 3-point %41.6%(47-113)93rdMM #62
  • Free throw %81.5%(53-65)72ndMM #205

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 rate25.6%style

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

  • Offensive rating117.875thMM #161

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating116.313thMM #724

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

  • True shooting %59.1%81stMM #144

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %55.2%82ndMM #153

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.9678thMM #150

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %15.0%22ndMM #668

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

  • Free-throw rate26.9%40thMM #492

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.12973rdMM #153

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Jalen Griffith

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

  • Darryl Simmons II

    Villanova · G · Senior

    79%match

    Transfer from St. Bonaventure

    +0.31 impact · 16.4 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.8 ast

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  • K'Jei Parker

    Ball State · G · Senior

    76%match

    Transfer from Massachusetts

    +0.22 impact · 10.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 2 ast

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  • William Kermoury

    UNC Wilmington · G · Senior

    75%match

    Transfer from Northeastern

    +0.15 impact · 13.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.3 ast

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  • Brandon Rechsteiner

    Kansas State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from Colorado State

    +0.44 impact · 11.9 pts · 2.2 reb · 2.5 ast

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  • Amir Lindsey

    Fordham · G · Junior

    73%match

    Transfer from UAlbany

    +0.09 impact · 17.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 4.9 ast

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  • Jordan Frison

    Wichita State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Chattanooga

    +0.49 impact · 16.4 pts · 3.2 reb · 4 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).