College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jayden Dawson

Loyola Chicago · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #24

Transfer from Kansas

#1651Overall

+0.01Projected impact

#836 guard in the country
#916 in the transfer portal
#963 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 17 minutes a game) at Loyola Chicago: a bigger role than he had at Kansas (9.6 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 Kansas: 24 games, 1 starts, 9.6 minutes a game.

Points per game2.11st
Rebounds per game0.61st
Assists per game0.68th
Steals per game0.411th
Blocks per game0.011th
Turnovers per game0.199th
Field goal %31.5%(17-54)3rd
3-point %27.9%(12-43)18th
Free throw %100.0%(5-5)99th

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate13.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating106.537th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating105.376th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %45.4%6th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %42.6%10th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover7.0099th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %6.7%2nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate9.3%3rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.08740th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Loyola Chicago teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).