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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

KJ Cochran

Santa Clara · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #12

Returning

#1304Overall
+0.10Projected impact
  • #661 guard in the country
  • #682 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected rotation player (about 14 minutes a game) at Santa Clara. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
14
Spot in the rotation
#6

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 Santa Clara: 34 games, 0 starts, 11.8 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game4.717thMM #678
  • Rebounds per game1.48thMM #758
  • Assists per game0.68thMM #749
  • Steals per game0.411thMM #704
  • Blocks per game0.138thMM #372
  • Turnovers per game0.495thMM #25
  • Field goal %43.3%(61-141)61stMM #312
  • 3-point %27.1%(23-85)15thMM #690
  • Free throw %65.2%(15-23)15thMM #688

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 rate20.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating113.762ndMM #263

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating109.949thMM #415

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

  • True shooting %52.9%38thMM #479

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %51.4%59thMM #316

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.2740thMM #484

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %40.4%97thMM #34

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

  • Free-throw rate16.3%11thMM #739

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10958thMM #273

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like KJ Cochran

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

  • Collin Tanner

    Richmond · G · Senior

    77%match

    Returning

    +0.09 impact · 5.9 pts · 3.2 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Kohl Rosario

    Kansas · G · Sophomore

    76%match

    Returning

    0.00 impact · 3.4 pts · 1.3 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Rayvon Griffith

    Cleveland State · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Kent State

    +0.01 impact · 4 pts · 3 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Peyton White

    Nevada · G · Sophomore

    70%match

    Returning

    +0.02 impact · 4.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 0.4 ast

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  • Jaiden Haynes

    Youngstown State · G · Sophomore

    69%match

    Returning

    -0.04 impact · 4.8 pts · 1.5 reb · 0.5 ast

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  • Jace Posey

    UT Rio Grande Valley · G · Junior

    68%match

    Transfer from TCU

    +0.20 impact · 4.6 pts · 2.3 reb · 0.2 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).