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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Kaidon Rayfield

Northern Colorado · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #1

Transfer from UTSA

#2444Overall
-0.14Projected impact
  • #981 forward in the country
  • #1226 in the transfer portal
  • #1646 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 15 minutes a game) at Northern Colorado: a smaller role than he had at UTSA (20.0 min).

Projected minutes
15
Spot in the rotation
#5

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 UTSA: 26 games, 13 starts, 20 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game6.742ndMM #230
  • Rebounds per game4.857thMM #162
  • Assists per game0.840thMM #224
  • Steals per game0.763rdMM #132
  • Blocks per game0.769thMM #109
  • Turnovers per game1.053rdMM #228
  • Field goal %39.0%(62-159)7thMM #426
  • 3-point %22.7%(10-44)31stMM #308
  • Free throw %56.9%(41-72)20thMM #355

Last season: advanced

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

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Usage rate20.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating97.49thMM #408

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating112.819thMM #363

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

  • True shooting %45.9%3rdMM #446

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %42.1%3rdMM #447

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.8039thMM #252

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %36.5%65thMM #165

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

  • Free-throw rate45.3%65thMM #159

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.0469thMM #406

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Kaidon Rayfield

The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.

  • Anthony Enoh

    Kennesaw State · F · Senior

    79%match

    Transfer from Georgia State

    -0.14 impact · 5 pts · 5 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Victor Okojie

    UMass Lowell · F · Sophomore

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.11 impact · 5 pts · 4.8 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Justin Johnson

    Long Island University · F · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from Western Carolina

    -0.05 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 0.9 ast

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  • Ethan Meuser

    Pepperdine · F · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Stonehill

    -0.05 impact · 6.1 pts · 5.2 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Ali Assran

    Cal Poly · F · Sophomore

    70%match

    Returning

    -0.05 impact · 3.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast

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  • Kaden Stuckey

    Le Moyne · F · Junior

    70%match

    Transfer from VMI

    -0.29 impact · 4.4 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.5 ast

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