College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Riley Jacobs
UMBC · Forward · Sophomore · 6-10 · #23
Returning
- #553 forward in the country
- #712 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 17 minutes a game) at UMBC. Similar role to last season.
- Projected minutes
- 17
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
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 UMBC: 32 games, 16 starts, 15.5 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game4.318thMM #357
- Rebounds per game3.839thMM #245
- Assists per game0.733rdMM #263
- Steals per game0.428thMM #285
- Blocks per game0.661stMM #137
- Turnovers per game0.871stMM #133
- Field goal %48.6%(52-107)47thMM #223
- 3-point %0.0%(0-12)10thMM #378
- Free throw %55.9%(33-59)17thMM #368
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 rate17.3%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating102.917thMM #353
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating98.092ndMM #32
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %51.5%15thMM #367
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %48.6%19thMM #357
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.7837thMM #264
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %36.7%66thMM #159
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate55.1%81stMM #88
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.11353rdMM #168
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Riley Jacobs
The closest matches among every forward in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
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+0.04 impact · 4.3 pts · 4.9 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.38 impact · 3.7 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.05 impact · 3.5 pts · 3.4 reb · 0.7 ast
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-0.02 impact · 3.8 pts · 2.4 reb · 0.6 ast
CompareReturning
+0.03 impact · 2.9 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.6 ast
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+0.11 impact · 4 pts · 3.9 reb · 0.5 ast
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UMBC teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).