
College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
RJ Taylor
Oakland · Guard · Senior · 6-0 · #10
Transfer from Northern Iowa
- #750 guard in the country
- #838 in the transfer portal
- #839 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 16 minutes a game) at Oakland: a bigger role than he had at Northern Iowa (11.0 min).
- Projected minutes
- 16
- Spot in the rotation
- #4
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 Northern Iowa: 30 games, 0 starts, 11 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game2.62ndMM #821
- Rebounds per game1.02ndMM #821
- Assists per game1.127thMM #570
- Steals per game0.411thMM #704
- Blocks per game0.011thMM #655
- Turnovers per game0.398thMM #8
- Field goal %46.3%(31-67)80thMM #149
- 3-point %37.5%(12-32)75thMM #184
- Free throw %100.0%(4-4)99thMM #1
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 rate13.7%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating114.566thMM #235
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating98.196thMM #24
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.7%66thMM #255
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %55.2%82ndMM #153
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover3.4098thMM #9
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %3.4%1stMM #837
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate6.0%1stMM #836
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13476thMM #134
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like RJ 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 Gonzaga
+0.21 impact · 5 pts · 1.3 reb · 1 ast
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+0.07 impact · 7.7 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.9 ast
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+0.23 impact · 5.6 pts · 2.3 reb · 1.2 ast
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+0.02 impact · 3.7 pts · 1.9 reb · 0.7 ast
CompareTransfer from Northern Iowa
+0.10 impact · 6.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.9 ast
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+0.10 impact · 6.6 pts · 1.7 reb · 1 ast
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Oakland teammates
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).