College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jaylen Benard
Longwood · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #4
Returning
- #1018 guard in the country
- #1235 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 20 minutes a game) at Longwood. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 20
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Longwood: 32 games, 0 starts, 19.8 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game7.338thMM #464
- Rebounds per game3.773rdMM #192
- Assists per game0.919thMM #637
- Steals per game0.848thMM #371
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
- Field goal %43.6%(89-204)63rdMM #293
- 3-point %31.7%(39-123)36thMM #512
- Free throw %56.3%(18-32)5thMM #795
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 rate19.5%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.547thMM #375
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating104.978thMM #175
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %53.9%46thMM #416
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %53.2%71stMM #224
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.9115thMM #685
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %29.4%79thMM #204
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate15.7%10thMM #748
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11462ndMM #237
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+0.12 impact · 9.5 pts · 4.2 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.09 impact · 6.5 pts · 3.6 reb · 0.6 ast
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-0.20 impact · 9.7 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.1 ast
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-0.02 impact · 7.1 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.09 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast
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-0.05 impact · 6.9 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.7 ast
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- Ben Wesson#1987 · G · Transfer from Vermont
- Isaiah Kalala#2001 · F · Returning
- Alphonzo Billups III#2149 · G · Returning
- Kany Musungay#2535 · F · Transfer from Boston College
- Elijah Kelly#2542 · G · Returning
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).