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Jaren Jackson Jr.

Forward · Utah Jazz · #20

Last: vs Portland Trail Blazers · Tipped off 3:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / F
Points per game16.34 games
Rebounds per game5.04 games
Assists per game2.04 games
Threes per game1.34 games
Minutes per game26.14 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average16.3
4 games · 4 with data
15
24
20
6
MEMOct 21
NOOct 23
LALOct 25
MEMOct 26
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-26.

The Edge

Role and usage

Jr.'s profile stands out most on clutch minutes per game (90th percentile) and usage rate (85th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game26.1 min
54th percentile of 292 players
Usage rate25.0%
85th percentile of 292 players
True shooting61.0%
65th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game44.3
68th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game10.0
74th percentile of 307 players
Rebound chances per game10.8
74th percentile of 307 players
Catch-and-shoot attempts per game3.3
65th percentile of 292 players
Potential assists per game3.5
45th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring2.5 pts
4.4 clutch minutes per game · 2 games
First basket rate—
4 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

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Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 17.5

17.5
15
24
20
6
POR
MEMOct 21
NOOct 23
LALOct 25
MEMOct 26
PORnext
Over 2 of 4 · 50%Under 2 of 42026-27 season vs hypothetical 17.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
17.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-26

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 17.5

home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 44 FGA

Where he scores

46% of his shots come from the paint outside the restricted area, where he makes 50%, 5.6 percentage points above the league rate there.

  • Restricted area78%▲ 11.6 vs league21% of attempts · 9 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers36%level with league32% of attempts · 14 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-range0%▼ 40.0 vs league2% of attempts · 1 FGA · small sample
21%22% FG7%67% FG5%50% FG2%0% FG46%50% FG21%78% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area21% / 29%7 of 9 · 78% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)46% / 19%10 of 20 · 50% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range2% / 10%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 37% / 6%2 of 3 · 67% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 35% / 5%1 of 2 · 50% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 321% / 31%2 of 9 · 22% FG against 34% for the league
Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 3:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: vs Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Sidy Cissoko has guarded him most: 7.6 partial possessions, 2 points on 1 of 2.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Portland Trail Blazers: the 19th-best defense at an average pace; about average against forwards on points.

Defensive rating112.9
19th-best defense · middling
Pace101.5 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating120.3
3rd-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to forwards13.0 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Rebounds allowed to forwards5.2 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Assists allowed to forwards2.5 per game
average · per game vs forwards
Threes allowed to forwards1.4 per game
average · per game vs forwards
PRA allowed to forwards20.7 per game
average · per game vs forwards

Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 250 forward-games against POR · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

1 meeting on record: 6.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists per game (last on Dec 7). The vs POR window above shows each game.

POR injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor.

On and off

The team is 23.6 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 95 min-18.2
    Off · 49 min+5.4
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 95 min110.3
    Off · 49 min109.9
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 95 min128.5
    Off · 49 min104.5

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-28.

Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hustle

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Shot profile

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

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Observations through 2026-10-30.