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Jaren Jackson Jr.

UTA · Big · 2025-26 · Michigan State · Year 8 · age 26 · born Sep 15, 1999

19.4 PPG5.7 RPG2.0 APG2.2 TPG30.3 MPG

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Height
6'10"
Wingspan
7'5"
Reach
9'2"
Weight
242

Jaren Jackson Jr., 2025-26 with UTA: 19.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 30.3 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Opp FG% on matchups (95th percentile), Blocks / 75 (93rd) and Stocks / 75 (89th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (20th percentile) and Win Shares / 48 (20th).

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Minutes / game798230.3
Minutes share505136.7%
Availability212458.5%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Shooting
True shooting %4827.576
Effective FG%4120.534
Points per shot52271.29
3-point %525835.7%
3-point attempts / g71874.9
3PA rate (of FGA)266032.7%
2-point %461653.3%
Free throw %587980.3%
FT attempts / g85804.2
FT rate (of FGA)643528.2%
% points from 3306627.1%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75868422.2
Assist %324710.5%
Assists / 7520282.2
Assist / turnover250.88
Potential assists / 7534584.7
Usage %878725.3%
Turnover %544811.7%
Turnovers / 7519162.6
Offensive rebound %3412.7%
Drive rate / 7571968.9
Self-creation8248elite
Shot-making (PPP %ile)413649
Defender difficulty8541elite (+0.2)
Impact
On/Off net2824-2.6

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 756146.5
Def. rebound %681814.0%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 7561801.3
Blocks / 7593651.6
Stocks / 7589702.9
Steal %60761.7%
Block %94704.6%
Rim FG% def. diff8663−6.8%
Matchup difficulty6077avg (12.8)
Opp FG% on matchups9593−4.4%
Deflections / 7560702.6
Physical ingredients
Length (wingspan)98857'5"
Height85336'10"
Strength (weight)8535242
Standing reach93579'2"

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs bigsValue
Overall value
PER612115.7
Win Shares / 48202.047
Box Plus/Minus4723−0.6
Offensive BPM3611−1.1
Defensive BPM6851+0.5
VORP45210.5
Game Score / g787313.2

Statistical comps

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Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other bigs · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
2018-19MEM195826.113.84.71.1.591−0.356All-Rookie 1st
2019-20MEM205728.517.44.61.4.593+0.461
2020-21MEM211123.514.45.61.1.551+0.161
2021-22MEM227827.316.35.81.1.535−0.155All-Def 1st
2022-23★MEM236328.418.66.81.0.613+2.889DPOY · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2023-24MEM246632.222.55.52.3.553+0.461
2024-25MEM257429.822.25.62.0.591+2.382All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2025-26UTA264830.319.45.72.0.576−0.647

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.