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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Layden Blocker

DePaul · Guard · Senior · 6-2 · #2

Returning

#1217Overall
+0.13Projected impact
  • #616 guard in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 27 minutes a game) at DePaul, as a secondary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
27
Spot in the rotation
#1

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 DePaul: 32 games, 29 starts, 29.1 minutes a game.

  • Points per game11.167th
  • Rebounds per game2.540th
  • Assists per game3.586th
  • Steals per game1.693rd
  • Blocks per game0.379th
  • Turnovers per game2.212th
  • Field goal %35.9%(109-304)11th
  • 3-point %31.8%(35-110)37th
  • Free throw %82.8%(101-122)78th

Last season: advanced

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

  • Usage rate23.7%style

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

  • Offensive rating101.321st

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating106.072nd

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

  • True shooting %49.5%17th

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %41.6%8th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.6161st

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %26.6%70th

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

  • Free-throw rate40.1%74th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.09043rd

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Layden Blocker

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

  • Cash Chavis

    North Texas · G · Junior

    77%match

    Transfer from UT Arlington

    -0.07 impact · 10.5 pts · 2.6 reb · 3.5 ast

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  • Bryce Eaton

    Saint Peter's · G · Junior

    76%match

    Returning

    -0.09 impact · 11.1 pts · 3 reb · 3.9 ast

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  • Mikey Williams

    Sacramento State · G · Junior

    76%match

    Returning

    +0.15 impact · 17.1 pts · 3 reb · 4.5 ast

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  • Ty-Laur Johnson

    Tennessee State · G · Senior

    74%match

    Transfer from San Diego

    +0.36 impact · 14.6 pts · 2.7 reb · 4.3 ast

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  • Naithan George

    Pittsburgh · G · Senior

    73%match

    Transfer from Syracuse

    +0.57 impact · 10.9 pts · 3 reb · 5.3 ast

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  • AJ Bates

    Utah State · G · Junior

    72%match

    Transfer from Louisiana Tech

    +0.12 impact · 12.1 pts · 2.8 reb · 5.9 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).