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LAST NIGHT · MLBG. Williams (CLE): 5.2 IP · 10 K in a win over ARI
LAST NIGHT · MLBK. Freeland (COL): 9.0 IP · 8 K · 1 ER in a win over KC
TRANSACTION · MLBNationals: Transferred LHP PJ Poulin from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL (Aug 2)
LAST NIGHT · MLBM. Liberatore (STL): 6.0 IP · 7 K in a win over TOR
LAST NIGHT · MLBC. Burns (CIN): 6.0 IP · 9 K · 1 ER in a win over PIT
TRANSACTION · MLBRangers: Sent LHP Marco Gonzales outright to Round Rock (PCL) (Aug 2)
LAST NIGHT · WNBAK. Mitchell (IND): 37 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST against MIN
LAST NIGHT · WNBAO. Miles (MIN): 28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST in a win over IND
TRANSACTION · MLBGiants: Claimed 1B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from Seattle (Aug 2)
TRANSACTION · WNBAMercury: Acquired G Kelsey Plum from Los Angeles in exchange for G Monique Akoa Makani (A…
TRANSACTION · WNBALynx: Signed G Eliska Joklova to a rest-of-season hardship contract (Aug 2)
TRANSACTION · NFLCowboys: Signed T Sebastian Gutierrez (Aug 2)
TONIGHT · WNBASEA @ NY, 8/3 - 7:00 PM EDT — NY -8.5
LAST NIGHT · MLBG. Williams (CLE): 5.2 IP · 10 K in a win over ARI
LAST NIGHT · MLBK. Freeland (COL): 9.0 IP · 8 K · 1 ER in a win over KC
TRANSACTION · MLBNationals: Transferred LHP PJ Poulin from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL (Aug 2)
LAST NIGHT · MLBM. Liberatore (STL): 6.0 IP · 7 K in a win over TOR
LAST NIGHT · MLBC. Burns (CIN): 6.0 IP · 9 K · 1 ER in a win over PIT
TRANSACTION · MLBRangers: Sent LHP Marco Gonzales outright to Round Rock (PCL) (Aug 2)
LAST NIGHT · WNBAK. Mitchell (IND): 37 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST against MIN
LAST NIGHT · WNBAO. Miles (MIN): 28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST in a win over IND
TRANSACTION · MLBGiants: Claimed 1B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from Seattle (Aug 2)
TRANSACTION · WNBAMercury: Acquired G Kelsey Plum from Los Angeles in exchange for G Monique Akoa Makani (A…
TRANSACTION · WNBALynx: Signed G Eliska Joklova to a rest-of-season hardship contract (Aug 2)
TRANSACTION · NFLCowboys: Signed T Sebastian Gutierrez (Aug 2)
TONIGHT · WNBASEA @ NY, 8/3 - 7:00 PM EDT — NY -8.5
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Daniel Jacobsen

Purdue
ATH composite
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NCAA dominance
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D

Data completeness

grade D · 30/100

0/7 combine drills · D1 stats matched (6/6) · 0 mock boards · birthdate unknown

measures the data backing this profile — not confidence in the ranking

Skill signature · earned from the data

percentile vs the 2026 class · at position
Rim ProtectorBLK 94th · classEfficient ScorerTS 84th · classSharpshootereFG 84th · class

The read · from the percentiles

auto-derived · 2026 class

Carried by rim protection (94th) and scoring efficiency (84th); the question marks are perimeter defense (0th) and passing (9th).

StrengthsRim protection94Scoring efficiency84
WatchPerimeter defense0Passing9

Skill radar · the shape of his game

percentile vs the 2026 class · at position
Creation: 22th · Usage rateEfficiency: 84th · Scoring efficiencyPassing: 9th · Assist rateRim Protect: 94th · Block ratePerimeter D: 0th · Steal rate / Synergy DRebounding: 50th · Rebound rateCreation22Efficiency84Passing9Rim Protect94Perimeter D0Rebounding50

Avg axis 43th · each vertex is a positional percentile in the 2026 class.

Combine radar · vs. B-bucket

No combine on file

cohort n=627 · 2000–2025
WINGSPANSTANDING REACHMAX VERTICALSTANDING VERT¾ SPRINTLANE AGILITYSHUTTLENO DATA
  • Wingspan

    med 85.8"

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    —

  • Standing reach

    med 108.0"

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    —

  • Max vertical

    med 32.5"

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    —

  • Standing vert

    med 28.5"

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    —

  • ¾ sprint

    med 3.33s

    —

    —

  • Lane agility

    med 11.65s

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    —

  • Shuttle

    med 3.10s

    —

    —

No combine testing on file for this prospect · the rings show the position-group distribution (2000–2025).

Two-way profile · how they play

No Synergy two-way data for Jacobsen — typically an overseas or G League Elite prospect outside Synergy's college coverage, not a low-efficiency read.

NBA comps · college production

vs bigs · 2016–2021

Closest NBA comparisons

College production only · Jacobsen didn't test at the combine, so these comps are matched on college box-score production (BPM, TS%, usage, assists) vs the position cohort — not measurables.

Matched on 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 Jacobsen.

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

  1. 1Kai Jones2021
    top 1%

    production only · matched on 5 of 4 production

    Became: Rotation player · 0.2 career VORP · 107 g

    College: Texas '21 · TS 64.5 · BPM 7.8

    USG%18.9vs18.2AST%4.4vs5.4BPM8.6vs7.8TS%65.8vs64.5PORPAG1.7vs2.8
  2. 2Tacko Fall2019
    top 1%

    production only · matched on 5 of 4 production

    Became: Never reached the NBA · 0 g

    College: UCF '19 · TS 64.7 · BPM 7.9

    AST%4.4vs4.2BPM8.6vs7.9TS%65.8vs64.7PORPAG1.7vs2.4USG%18.9vs21.9
  3. 3D.J. Wilson2017
    top 1%

    production only · matched on 4 of 4 production

    Became: Fringe NBA · -0.2 career VORP · 148 g

    College: Michigan '17 · TS 62.8 · BPM 8.3

    BPM8.6vs8.3USG%18.9vs18.1TS%65.8vs62.8AST%4.4vs8.5
  4. 4Jericho Sims2021
    top 1%

    production only · matched on 5 of 4 production

    Became: Rotation player · -0.1 career VORP · 258 g

    College: Texas '21 · TS 65.0 · BPM 6.6

    USG%18.9vs18.3TS%65.8vs65.0AST%4.4vs5.4BPM8.6vs6.6PORPAG1.7vs2.6
  5. 5Deyonta Davis2016
    top 2%

    production only · matched on 5 of 4 production

    Became: Rotation player · 0.0 career VORP · 107 g

    College: Michigan St. '16 · TS 60.1 · BPM 9.2

    USG%18.9vs18.5BPM8.6vs9.2PORPAG1.7vs2.2AST%4.4vs7.5TS%65.8vs60.1
Per-axis gap● near (under ½ SD)● ~1 SD● far (over 1 SD)

Comp outcomes · real careers

11/13 reached the NBA

How the closest comps turned out

2 Starter5 Rotation4 Fringe2 Never reached NBA

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

Ceiling

Derrick Favors2010

Starter · 14.0 VORP

Floor

Marcus Lee2016

Never reached NBA

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 Jacobsen.

College teamPurdue·B10·#8 T-Rank·30-9·SOS elite schedule · top 1%via BartTorvik

College stats · 2025-26 season

Purdue· B10

39 games · 32% min

labeled C

Efficiency

  • TS%
    65.8%94
  • eFG%
    65.7%93
  • USG%
    18.9%60
  • ORTG
    124.794
  • AdjOE
    130.696
  • RIM%
    73.8%88

Playmaking

  • AST%
    4.4%44
  • TO%
    14.2%72

Defense

  • STL%
    0.4%28
  • BLK%
    11.6%96
  • DRTG
    95.779
  • DBPM
    +5.896

Rebounding

  • ORB%
    11.3%76
  • DRB%
    18.0%64

Composite

  • BPM
    +8.697
  • OBPM
    +2.893
  • PORPAG
    1.784

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

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