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College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

Tahaad Pettiford

Auburn · Guard · Junior · 6-1 · #0

Returning

#378Overall
+0.77Projected impact
  • #190 guard in the country

Projected role · 2026-27

Projected starter (about 30 minutes a game) at Auburn, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes
30
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 Auburn: 38 games, 36 starts, 32.2 minutes a game.

  • Points per game15.488th
  • Rebounds per game3.055th
  • Assists per game3.889th
  • Steals per game1.171st
  • Blocks per game0.695th
  • Turnovers per game2.212th
  • Field goal %39.3%(197-501)30th
  • 3-point %29.0%(73-252)23rd
  • Free throw %82.5%(118-143)76th

Last season: advanced

Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.

  • Usage rate26.2%style

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

  • Offensive rating112.357th

    Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses

  • Defensive rating116.612th

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

  • True shooting %51.9%31st

    Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws

  • Effective FG %46.6%25th

    Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2

  • Assist-to-turnover1.7368th

    Assists for every turnover

  • Offensive rebound %14.0%19th

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

  • Free-throw rate28.5%46th

    Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts

  • Win shares per 40.10151st

    Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Players like Tahaad Pettiford

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

  • Malik Mack

    Providence · G · Senior

    79%match

    Transfer from Georgetown

    +0.40 impact · 13.6 pts · 3 reb · 4.1 ast

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  • Stefan Vaaks

    Illinois · G · Sophomore

    76%match

    Transfer from Providence

    +0.85 impact · 15.8 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.2 ast

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  • Ilias Kamardine

    Ole Miss · G · Senior

    72%match

    Returning

    +0.44 impact · 11.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 3.7 ast

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  • Joel Foxwell

    Arizona State · G · Sophomore

    72%match

    Transfer from Portland

    +0.36 impact · 15.6 pts · 4.3 reb · 6.5 ast

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  • Jackson Shelstad

    Louisville · G · Senior

    71%match

    Transfer from Oregon

    +1.06 impact · 15.6 pts · 2.9 reb · 4.9 ast

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  • Josh Hubbard

    Mississippi State · G · Senior

    71%match

    Returning

    +0.85 impact · 22.1 pts · 2.5 reb · 3.6 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).