College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
RJ Johnson
Mississippi State · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #11
Transfer from Kennesaw State
- #256 guard in the country
- #273 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Mississippi State, as a secondary scorer: a smaller role than he had at Kennesaw State (28.4 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- Spot in the rotation
- #3
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 Kennesaw State: 34 games, 22 starts, 28.4 minutes a game.
- Points per game14.485th
- Rebounds per game3.055th
- Assists per game3.991st
- Steals per game1.278th
- Blocks per game0.379th
- Turnovers per game1.920th
- Field goal %45.1%(166-368)72nd
- 3-point %42.3%(55-130)94th
- Free throw %63.4%(104-164)11th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate24.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating117.474th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating110.544th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %55.8%60th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.6%67th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover2.0380th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %19.6%42nd
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate44.6%83rd
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.14984th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like RJ Johnson
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
+1.03 impact · 16.6 pts · 3.3 reb · 4.7 ast
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+0.74 impact · 19.5 pts · 5.7 reb · 2.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Loyola Maryland
+0.12 impact · 15.3 pts · 4.4 reb · 3.8 ast
CompareTransfer from Purdue Fort Wayne
+0.74 impact · 20.4 pts · 4 reb · 3.5 ast
CompareTransfer from North Carolina
+1.58 impact · 14 pts · 3.8 reb · 3 ast
CompareTransfer from Charleston Southern
+0.61 impact · 19 pts · 4.8 reb · 3.8 ast
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Mississippi State teammates
Josh Hubbard#324 · G · Returning- ND Okafor#540 · C · Transfer from Washington State
- Tajuan Simpkins#827 · G · Transfer from Seton Hall
- Thomas Bassong#1210 · F · Transfer from Florida State
- King Grace#1364 · G · Returning
- Tristan Reed#1572 · C · Freshman · #71 recruit
- Kendyl Sanders#1831 · F · Transfer from Utah
- Ashton Magee#2526 · G · Transfer from Southern
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).