College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Layne Taylor
Arkansas State · Guard · Junior · 5-11 · #33
Transfer from Murray State
- #302 guard in the country
- #333 in the transfer portal
- #197 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Arkansas State, as a lead playmaker: a role like the one he had at Murray State (24.7 min).
- Projected minutes
- 22
- 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 Murray State: 31 games, 26 starts, 24.7 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.043rdMM #420
- Rebounds per game2.746thMM #405
- Assists per game3.384thMM #103
- Steals per game0.738thMM #446
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game1.065thMM #288
- Field goal %40.8%(84-206)42ndMM #458
- 3-point %34.5%(49-142)54thMM #347
- Free throw %78.9%(30-38)61stMM #289
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 rate15.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating124.190thMM #68
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating119.35thMM #792
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.5%58thMM #318
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.7%68thMM #250
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover3.3798thMM #10
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %30.1%80thMM #193
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate18.4%16thMM #698
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.09950thMM #342
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Layne Taylor
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 Texas Tech
+0.85 impact · 9.9 pts · 3.9 reb · 2.2 ast
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+0.72 impact · 6.7 pts · 2.5 reb · 2.3 ast
CompareReturning
+0.29 impact · 7.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 2.5 ast
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+0.46 impact · 8 pts · 3 reb · 2.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Kentucky
+1.25 impact · 13.5 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.4 ast
CompareTransfer from Washington State
+0.21 impact · 7.8 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.6 ast
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Arkansas State teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).