College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason

TJ Drain

Liberty · Forward · Sophomore · 6-9 · #23

Returning

#1555Overall

+0.03Projected impact

#643 forward in the country
#885 mid-major player

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Projected role · 2026-27

Projected bench piece (about 5 minutes a game) at Liberty, as a primary scorer. Similar role to last season.

Projected minutes: 5
Spot in the rotation: #9

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 Liberty: 10 games, 0 starts, 2.6 minutes a game.

Points per game1.61st
Rebounds per game0.61st
Assists per game0.11st
Steals per game0.01st
Blocks per game0.440th
Turnovers per game0.199th
Field goal %72.7%(8-11)99th
3-point %0.0%(0-0)10th
Free throw %0.0%(0-2)1st

Last season: advanced

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

Usage rate27.9%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
Offensive rating119.574th
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
Defensive rating92.099th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
True shooting %67.3%95th
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
Effective FG %72.7%99th
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
Assist-to-turnover1.0059th
Assists for every turnover
Offensive rebound %33.3%51st
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
Free-throw rate18.2%8th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
Win shares per 40.30899th
Wins he created per 40 minutes played

Small sample: under 300 minutes last season.

Liberty teammates

Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).