
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Jordan Clayton
Massachusetts · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #3
Transfer from Northwestern
- #647 guard in the country
- #723 in the transfer portal
- #655 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Massachusetts: a role like the one he had at Northwestern (18.3 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- 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 Northwestern: 31 games, 10 starts, 18.3 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game3.910thMM #740
- Rebounds per game1.716thMM #675
- Assists per game1.439thMM #459
- Steals per game0.519thMM #627
- Blocks per game0.263rdMM #212
- Turnovers per game0.592ndMM #52
- Field goal %41.2%(40-97)46thMM #432
- 3-point %41.0%(32-78)91stMM #72
- Free throw %53.3%(8-15)3rdMM #811
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 rate11.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating115.669thMM #207
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.134thMM #537
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %57.9%74thMM #197
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %57.7%90thMM #82
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover3.0097thMM #19
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %9.4%6thMM #793
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate15.5%10thMM #751
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07129thMM #532
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Jordan Clayton
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Transfer from Charleston
-0.03 impact · 3.8 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
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+0.41 impact · 6.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 1.9 ast
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+0.23 impact · 9.1 pts · 4.3 reb · 1.3 ast
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+0.03 impact · 3.3 pts · 1.6 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Virginia Tech
+0.07 impact · 7.7 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.9 ast
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-0.03 impact · 5.7 pts · 1.6 reb · 1 ast
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Massachusetts teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).