College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Taj Walters
Little Rock · Guard · Sophomore · 6-5 · #6
Transfer from Northern Illinois
- #1607 guard in the country
- #1423 in the transfer portal
- #2066 mid-major player
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 21 minutes a game) at Little Rock: a smaller role than he had at Northern Illinois (27.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 21
- 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 Illinois: 29 games, 23 starts, 27.1 minutes a game.
MM # = his rank among the 841 mid-major guardson this season's rosters (300+ minutes last season).
- Points per game8.547thMM #388
- Rebounds per game5.494thMM #38
- Assists per game0.68thMM #749
- Steals per game0.738thMM #446
- Blocks per game0.379thMM #118
- Turnovers per game1.346thMM #453
- Field goal %44.2%(84-190)67thMM #262
- 3-point %38.3%(31-81)80thMM #148
- Free throw %78.3%(47-60)58thMM #319
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 rate15.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating109.246thMM #386
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating112.531stMM #554
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %56.8%67thMM #246
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %52.4%66thMM #268
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover0.451stMM #828
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %32.9%87thMM #122
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate31.6%54thMM #393
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.07129thMM #532
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
Players like Taj Walters
The closest matches among every guard in the country: all of last season's stats compared on the same scale, plus projected impact.
Returning
-0.10 impact · 10.3 pts · 4 reb · 0.8 ast
CompareTransfer from St. Francis (PA)
-0.31 impact · 6.8 pts · 3.5 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareTransfer from Northern Illinois
-0.14 impact · 13.3 pts · 5.3 reb · 1 ast
CompareReturning
-0.20 impact · 5.3 pts · 3.3 reb · 1.1 ast
CompareReturning
-0.24 impact · 8.3 pts · 3.4 reb · 1.5 ast
CompareReturning
-0.25 impact · 6.6 pts · 6 reb · 1.6 ast
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Little Rock teammates
Papa Amadou Kante#420 · F · Transfer from Pittsburgh- Jamai Felt#943 · F · Transfer from Temple
- Bradyn Hubbard#1440 · F · Transfer from Abilene Christian
- Terrion Burgess#1576 · F · Returning
- Jah'Likai King#1674 · G · Transfer from UMBC
- Aaron Clark#2486 · G · Transfer from Pepperdine
- Ayomide Bamisile#2554 · F · Transfer from UL Monroe
- AJ Economou#2812 · G · Transfer from Hawai'i
Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).