College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jay Rodgers
Penn State · Guard · Senior · 6-3 · #1
Transfer from Central Connecticut
- #830 guard in the country
- #909 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected rotation player (about 18 minutes a game) at Penn State, as a secondary scorer and lead playmaker: a smaller role than he had at Central Connecticut (29.2 min).
- Projected minutes
- 18
- 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 Central Connecticut: 30 games, 28 starts, 29.2 minutes a game.
- Points per game11.066th
- Rebounds per game2.231st
- Assists per game6.999th
- Steals per game0.411th
- Blocks per game0.138th
- Turnovers per game2.74th
- Field goal %42.6%(115-270)56th
- 3-point %36.2%(34-94)66th
- Free throw %81.7%(67-82)73rd
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate23.6%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating110.751st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating113.824th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.1%47th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.9%40th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.5893rd
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %4.5%1st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate30.4%51st
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.10958th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jay Rodgers
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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0.00 impact · 7.5 pts · 1.7 reb · 3.3 ast
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-0.04 impact · 14.2 pts · 3.7 reb · 3.6 ast
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+0.07 impact · 14.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 2.4 ast
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-0.16 impact · 13.3 pts · 4.1 reb · 4.5 ast
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+0.04 impact · 9.5 pts · 2 reb · 3.6 ast
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+0.09 impact · 17.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 4.9 ast
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Penn State teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).