Jaylen Barford

Page updated as of 4/10/2020, scouting report written by Alan Lu.
2018 rankings were finalized on 6/21/2018.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 200

College: Arkansas

Classification: Senior

Birthdate: 1/23/1996

2018 Top 100 Prospect Rank: 72

​Projected Draft Range: 2nd Round to Undrafted

Pros:

Good scorer off the dribble

Fairly good shooter from all over the floor

Excels at scoring on the move

Handles the ball well

Adequate rebounder for a player his size

Adequate defensive player

Solid athlete

Has very good intangibles

Cons:

Inconsistent shooter

Can display spotty shot selection

Needs to improve his passing ability

Can be too scoring focused on offense

Can play too wildly on offense

Can have lapses defensively

Not a true point guard

Summary:

Jaylen Barford is an athletic, skilled combo guard that can shoot and score the basketball.  He can put up points in a hurry, but he also can sometimes be too inconsistent in games.

He had a tremendous showing at the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational as he led his team to win the championship at this event, and he could be a potential second round this year.

Links:

DraftExpress Profile

RealGM Profile

NBADraft.Net Profile

Arkansas’ Article on Barford Named Portsmouth MVP

Games Scouted:

1/2/18 Arkansas vs. Mississippi State

1/30/18 Arkansas vs. Texas A&M

2/24/18 Arkansas vs. Alabama

4/11/18 Day 1 of the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational

4/13/18 Day 3 of the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational

4/14/18 Day 4 of the 2018 Portsmouth Invitational

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