Chris Cenac Jr.

Developmental big. Carried by rebounding (88th); the question marks are scoring efficiency (6th) and rim protection (9th).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Projected landing

#18

Charlotte Hornets

1st round

Model vs the field

The One

#18

vs

Field

#19

In line with the field — our board and the consensus agree within a couple of slots.

across 3 mock boards

Scouting summary

Developmental big profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 92th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 69 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 19th across 3 boards.

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34 / 100 two-way score

Jr.'s offensive + defensive efficiency vs the 2026 class, per Synergy possessions.

Closest NBA comparisons

Matched on combine measurements (length, frame, explosion, agility) and college production (BPM, TS%, usage, assists), within position group. Each comp's tag shows which basis drove it; the college production + career outcome shown belongs to the comp, never projected onto Jr..

“Top X%” = closer to Jr. than (100−X)% of all drafted bigs on the measurables + production; the bar shows relative closeness among these 5.

1. 1Myles Turner2015

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 13.5 career VORP · 713 g

   College: Texas '15 · TS 55.6 · BPM 7.1

   Weight240 lbvs239 lbWing89.0"vs88.0"Ht6'10"vs6'10"Reach108.5"vs112.0"PORPAG2.5vs2.6Age19.4vs19.3AST%5.5vs6.2TS%54.6vs55.6BPM6.3vs7.1USG%19.5vs23.8
2. 2Kel'el Ware2024

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · 2.4 career VORP · 141 g

   College: Indiana '24 · TS 62.3 · BPM 7.4

   ¾ sprint3.27svs3.29sStd vert33.0"vs32.5"Wing89.0"vs88.5"Max vert37.0"vs36.0"Ht6'10"vs7'0"Shuttle2.84svs2.91sAgility10.76svs10.97sWeight240 lbvs230 lbReach108.5"vs112.5"BPM6.3vs7.4Age19.4vs20.2USG%19.5vs22.1AST%5.5vs9.9TS%54.6vs62.3
3. 3Jerome Jordan2010

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Fringe NBA · 0.1 career VORP · 65 g

   College: Tulsa '10 · TS 59.7 · BPM 5.4

   Wing89.0"vs89.3"Ht6'10"vs7'0"Weight240 lbvs244 lbReach108.5"vs113.0"BPM6.3vs5.4AST%5.5vs10.1PORPAG2.5vs3.7TS%54.6vs59.7USG%19.5vs25.9
4. 4Damian Jones2016

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Rotation player · 1.0 career VORP · 279 g

   College: Vanderbilt '16 · TS 58.5 · BPM 5.4

   Max vert37.0"vs37.0"Weight240 lbvs244 lb¾ sprint3.27svs3.20sWing89.0"vs87.8"Ht6'10"vs6'10"Reach108.5"vs107.0"Std vert33.0"vs36.0"Agility10.76svs11.35sShuttle2.84svs3.12sBPM6.3vs5.4PORPAG2.5vs3.0TS%54.6vs58.5AST%5.5vs10.2Age19.4vs21.0USG%19.5vs26.4
5. 5Steven Adams2013

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 12.9 career VORP · 796 g

   College: Pittsburgh '13 · TS 55.5 · BPM 9.7

   Wing89.0"vs88.5"Ht6'10"vs6'11"Reach108.5"vs109.5"Weight240 lbvs255 lb¾ sprint3.27svs3.40sShuttle2.84svs3.02sMax vert37.0"vs33.0"Std vert33.0"vs28.5"Agility10.76svs11.85sAST%5.5vs5.4TS%54.6vs55.5Age19.4vs19.9USG%19.5vs18.0PORPAG2.5vs2.0BPM6.3vs9.7

How the closest comps turned out

Median outcome: Rotation — the typical case among these comps, between the floor and ceiling.

The 15 nearest blended comps (2 too recent to grade). These are the comps' own careers — a range of what the profile has become before, not a projection of Jr..

via BartTorvik · percentiles vs B-bucket of all D1 history (2008-26)

37 games· 24.8 mpg

per-game · via barttorvik · percentiles vs all D1 2008-25 at the position

Raw per-game counts — not pace-adjusted; ranked against an 18-season D1 reference where elite-tier percentiles are stable across the window.