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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Je'kel Cotton

Detroit Mercy · Guard · Sophomore · 6-6 · #2

Returning

#1720Overall
-0.01Projected impact
  • #874 guard in the country
  • #1023 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 10 minutes a game) at Detroit Mercy. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
10
Spot in the rotation
#4

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 Detroit Mercy: 27 games, 0 starts, 7.4 minutes a game.

  • Points per game2.11st
  • Rebounds per game2.540th
  • Assists per game0.21st
  • Steals per game0.11st
  • Blocks per game0.138th
  • Turnovers per game0.299th
  • Field goal %33.9%(21-62)6th
  • 3-point %27.5%(11-40)17th
  • Free throw %50.0%(5-10)2nd

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate17.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating100.720th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating108.756th

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

  • True shooting %43.7%3rd

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %42.7%10th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8312th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %30.9%82nd

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

  • Free-throw rate16.1%11th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.06022nd

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

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