Toledo’s Ryan Rollins Has 1st Round Talent | 18.9 PPG 46.6 FG% 3.6 APG

Pre-Draft Analysis February 22, 2022: (Mock draft and Top 100 update) -- 19-year-old, 6-4 combo guard Ryan Rollins has played his way onto the NBA draft radar thanks to his breakout sophomore season with Toledo, as he ranks in the top-3 in the MAC in scoring (19.3) and win shares through 26 games. Only two under-20 players in the entire country are averaging at least 19 points per game: Rollins and future top-10 pick Johnny Davis. I recently made the trip out to Toledo to get an up-close evaluation of Rollins and learn more about one of the top mid-major prospects in the country. Despite suiting up for heralded AAU program The Family, in high school, the Detroit native played second fiddle to eventual high-major prospects such as Isaiah Jackson, Jalen Terry, and Lorne Bowman, garnering mostly low- to mid-major offers before ultimately signing with Toledo. He also cited a broken wrist and hamstring injuries as reasons for his lack of recruitment and up-and-down prep career, which ultimately landed him in the Mid-American Conference, which also produced Ohio guard and Clippers rookie Jason Preston a season ago. Now standing 6-4, 185 pounds with a 6-9 wingspan, Rollins is a smooth guard who can make shots off the dribble, change speeds effortlessly with tremendous footwork to put pressure on the rim and make the basic reads to suggest he could evolve into more of a consistent on-ball guard with more reps. He can create space with step-backs, rise up in mid-range, punish smaller guards on his way to the rim or the post, and make heady kick-out and drop-off passes, even if he's more wired to score than distribute. "I'm a 3-level unselfish playmaker," said Rollins, who models his game after smooth guards including Devin Booker and CJ McCollum yet shares some physical similarities to Derrick White. "I can do a lot of things on offense. I'm long, athletic. I'm a jack of all trades." We saw one of Rollins' worst games of the season from a productivity standpoint - 5 points on 10 shots in a narrow win over Central Michigan - but actually left encouraged by his talent and long-term potential. Calm, cool and collected on the court, his defensive intensity left much to be desired on film, both on and off the ball, but watching him battle through his offensive struggles to get defensive stops while making several smart reads showed he's more than capable on the defensive end of the floor when motivated. He has good feet, long arms and solid anticipation that has led to 1.8 steals per game in just under 33 minutes a night. Overall, Rollins looks like he's a year away from maximizing his draft stock as there's still room to grow with his shooting consistency (32.8% from 3), defensive intensity, and floor game (3.4 assists to 2.5 turnovers). Rollins will surely get no shortage of interest if he does opt to test the NBA draft waters, especially if he can help lead Toledo, which sits at first place in the MAC, to a conference tournament title and an NCAA tournament bid. With that said, if Toledo doesn't make the Big Dance and Rollins doesn't have an opportunity to prove himself against more high-major opponents, he'll be firmly in the first-round mix in 2023 if he returns for his junior season, develops into a 40-percent 3-point shooter, gains more experience as the primary ball handler, and finds more consistency on the defensive end. - Mike Schmitz Follow Us On Insta📷 : https://tinyurl.com/ens47x34 Business Inquiries☎️ : [email protected]