College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Jaylen Cross

Coastal Carolina · Guard · Sophomore · 6-4 · #9

Transfer from Wake Forest

#1796Overall

-0.03Projected impact

#911 guard in the country
#985 in the transfer portal
#1082 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 13 minutes a game) at Coastal Carolina: a bigger role than he had at Wake Forest (5.1 min).

Projected minutes: 13
Spot in the rotation: #9

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 Wake Forest: 13 games, 0 starts, 5.1 minutes a game.

Points per game1.81st
Rebounds per game1.02nd
Assists per game0.43rd
Steals per game0.21st
Blocks per game0.011th
Turnovers per game0.592nd
Field goal %42.1%(8-19)52nd
3-point %60.0%(3-5)99th
Free throw %71.4%(5-7)31st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate20.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating102.424th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating112.134th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %54.3%49th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %50.0%49th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover0.8312th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %38.5%96th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate36.8%68th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.06123rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Coastal Carolina teammates

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