Zuby Ejiofor

Rim-running big. Carried by passing (91st) and perimeter defense (83rd); the question mark is scoring efficiency (13th).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Projected landing

#30

Dallas Mavericks

1st round

Model vs the field

The One

#30

vs

Field

#31

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

across 3 mock boards

Scouting summary

Rim-running big profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 99th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 87 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 31st across 3 boards.

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43 / 100 two-way score

Ejiofor'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 Ejiofor.

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

1. 1Trayce Jackson-Davis2023

   top 1%

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

   Became: Rotation player · 2.3 career VORP · 183 g

   College: Indiana '23 · TS 60.9 · BPM 13.1

   Ht6'8"vs6'8"Weight245 lbvs240 lbMax vert38.0"vs37.0"Std vert34.0"vs33.0"Reach107.0"vs106.0"Wing86.0"vs85.0"Shuttle2.76svs3.00sAgility11.05svs11.80s¾ sprint3.20svs3.00sTS%60.9vs60.9AST%23.0vs24.8BPM14.3vs13.1Age22.2vs23.3USG%26.4vs30.1
2. 2DaRon Holmes II2024

   top 1%

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

   Became: Too early to grade · 0.1 career VORP · 25 g

   College: Dayton '24 · TS 62.6 · BPM 9.8

   Ht6'8"vs6'9"Agility11.05svs11.20s¾ sprint3.20svs3.25sReach107.0"vs108.0"Wing86.0"vs85.0"Weight245 lbvs236 lbMax vert38.0"vs34.0"Shuttle2.76svs3.03sStd vert34.0"vs27.5"Age22.2vs21.9TS%60.9vs62.6AST%23.0vs19.0USG%26.4vs31.2BPM14.3vs9.8
3. 3Caleb Swanigan2017

   top 1%

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

   Became: Fringe NBA · -0.7 career VORP · 75 g

   College: Purdue '17 · TS 62.0 · BPM 8.3

   Weight245 lbvs246 lbReach107.0"vs108.0"Wing86.0"vs87.0"Ht6'8"vs6'8"PORPAG5.0vs4.8TS%60.9vs62.0USG%26.4vs28.5AST%23.0vs18.7Age22.2vs20.2BPM14.3vs8.3
4. 4Bruno Fernando2019

   top 1%

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

   Became: Rotation player · -0.6 career VORP · 220 g

   College: Maryland '19 · TS 65.3 · BPM 9.9

   ¾ sprint3.20svs3.21sHt6'8"vs6'9"Agility11.05svs11.29sWeight245 lbvs237 lbWing86.0"vs87.3"Reach107.0"vs110.0"Max vert38.0"vs33.5"Shuttle2.76svs3.05sStd vert34.0"vs29.5"PORPAG5.0vs4.1USG%26.4vs23.8Age22.2vs20.9TS%60.9vs65.3BPM14.3vs9.9AST%23.0vs14.5
5. 5Rick Jackson2011

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 8 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Never reached the NBA · 0 g

   College: Syracuse '11 · TS 58.8 · BPM 10.3

   Wing86.0"vs86.0"Ht6'8"vs6'8"Weight245 lbvs242 lbReach107.0"vs106.5"¾ sprint3.20svs3.26sAgility11.05svs11.51sMax vert38.0"vs33.0"Std vert34.0"vs28.5"Age22.2vs22.1TS%60.9vs58.8PORPAG5.0vs4.0BPM14.3vs10.3USG%26.4vs19.7AST%23.0vs12.1

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 Ejiofor.

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

37 games· 30.0 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.