Jalen Washington

Developmental big. Carried by scoring efficiency (75th) and rim protection (72nd); the question marks are shot creation (25th) and perimeter defense (25th).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Scouting summary

Developmental big profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 96th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 82 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 87th across 1 board.

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53 / 100 two-way score

Washington's offensive + defensive efficiency vs the 2026 class, per Synergy possessions. ⚠ Limited possession sample — read this profile lightly.

Closest NBA comparisons

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 Washington.

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

1. 1D.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

   TS%63.0vs62.8BPM8.0vs8.3AST%7.6vs8.5USG%19.5vs18.1
2. 2Kai 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

   PORPAG2.8vs2.8BPM8.0vs7.8USG%19.5vs18.2TS%63.0vs64.5AST%7.6vs5.4
3. 3Quincy Acy2012

   top 1%

   production only · matched on 5 of 4 production

   Became: Rotation player · -0.1 career VORP · 337 g

   College: Baylor '12 · TS 62.9 · BPM 8.1

   TS%63.0vs62.9BPM8.0vs8.1USG%19.5vs19.2AST%7.6vs6.5PORPAG2.8vs3.6
4. 4Derrick Favors2010

   top 1%

   production only · matched on 5 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 14.0 career VORP · 790 g

   College: Georgia Tech '10 · TS 62.3 · BPM 8.8

   AST%7.6vs7.3TS%63.0vs62.3PORPAG2.8vs3.1BPM8.0vs8.8USG%19.5vs21.8
5. 5Ed Davis2010

   top 2%

   production only · matched on 5 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 6.2 career VORP · 722 g

   College: North Carolina '10 · TS 60.7 · BPM 7.5

   AST%7.6vs6.8BPM8.0vs7.5PORPAG2.8vs3.1USG%19.5vs21.5TS%63.0vs60.7

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 (3 too recent to grade). These are the comps' own careers — a range of what the profile has become before, not a projection of Washington.

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

36 games· 20.6 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.