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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Shareef Jackson

Lafayette · Forward · Sophomore · 6-8 · #44

Returning

#1755Overall
-0.02Projected impact
  • #723 forward in the country
  • #1050 mid-major player

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 22 minutes a game) at Lafayette, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.

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 Lafayette: 30 games, 30 starts, 22.1 minutes a game.

MM # = his rank among the 464 mid-major forwardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).

  • Points per game10.068thMM #110
  • Rebounds per game5.061stMM #139
  • Assists per game1.680thMM #62
  • Steals per game0.763rdMM #132
  • Blocks per game0.875thMM #83
  • Turnovers per game2.17thMM #441
  • Field goal %57.1%(129-226)80thMM #90
  • 3-point %0.0%(0-3)10thMM #378
  • Free throw %52.4%(43-82)12thMM #394

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 rate26.0%style

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

  • Offensive rating100.914thMM #378

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating108.144thMM #246

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

  • True shooting %57.4%48thMM #204

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %57.1%66thMM #138

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover0.7535thMM #277

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %35.6%61stMM #185

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

  • Free-throw rate36.3%45thMM #241

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.07826thMM #314

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Shareef Jackson

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

  • Johan Munch

    SMU · F · Junior

    71%match

    Transfer from Oregon State

    +0.28 impact · 7.9 pts · 5.1 reb · 1 ast

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  • Edwin Suarez Jr.

    Temple · F · Senior

    70%match

    Transfer from Weber State

    +0.26 impact · 9.2 pts · 6 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Ronald Jessamy

    Texas State · F · Senior

    68%match

    Transfer from Cal State Bakersfield

    +0.06 impact · 13.5 pts · 6.7 reb · 1.2 ast

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  • Antonio Munoz

    San Diego · F · Sophomore

    68%match

    Transfer from Grambling

    -0.08 impact · 12.5 pts · 3.5 reb · 2 ast

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  • Caleb Walker

    Air Force · F · Senior

    66%match

    Returning

    -0.10 impact · 10.4 pts · 5 reb · 0.8 ast

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  • Luke McEldon

    Northwestern · F · Junior

    66%match

    Transfer from Mount St. Mary's

    +0.26 impact · 11.7 pts · 6.2 reb · 1.3 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).