Jaylan Wetzel @PrepHoopsTN Fall Combine Recapture
Jaylan Wetzel Jaylan Wetzel 6'1" | SG Siegel | 2021 State TN (Siegel) gifted the @PrepHoopsTN/AboveTheRimGym Combine with a dazzling mix of poise and shooting prowess. Wetzel returned and easily earned placement in the PrepHoopsTN Top 20 All-Star Game. Wetzel grew his skills and justifiably ascended into a starting spot for Siegel in his junior season.
How did he measure against the competition?
- Class of 2021 G
- 5’10″
- Wingspan — 5’10″
- Height w/o shoes — 5’10″
- Height w/ shoes — 5’10 1/2″
- Standing Reach — 7’10”
- Peal Reach — 10’5″
- One-step vertical — 31″
- Hand Span — 8.5″
- Hand Length — 8.0″
- Lane Agility — 13.55, 13.71
- Shoe Size — 11.5
- Summer Combine Ranking — #19
- All-Star Top 20
NBA Stylistic Comparison: 1992 Pistons Joe Dumars
College Projection: NAIA/NAIA+.
Exceptional scoring instincts. Jaylan developed, through hours of practice and training, a keen awareness and sense of timing. He senses when he has time to shoot and when he doesn’t. By far Wetzel’s most marketable skill is outside shooting. He projects as an elite catch-and-shoot player in high school and beyond.
He gets into his shot very fluidly. From three point land Wetzel does not get much lift. For guards it is ideal to get off the deck. Higher release points obviously decrease the chances of a shot being effectively challenged. Wetzel is extremely efficient with his current shooting form.
Wetzel’s weaknesses are few. What is frustrating for scouts/recruiters is that Jaylan is truly a combo or shooting guard standing 5-foot-10. It makes him shorter than most college off-guards.
Wetzel’s measurables appeared unconventional. He did not record a very quick lane agility (traversing the lane in a rectangular sprint) with times of 13.55 and 13.71. These times are slightly below average for quick guards. While his lateral speed was measured relatively slow, his vertical explosion was a bit better than average. Typically, the two are both good or both bad. Jaylan bounded 31″ off the hardwood to impress during the vertical leap.
He projects as a scorer, possibly a sizzling super sub in college. It is easy to imagine Jaylan coming in as a sixth man and instantly infusing his team with scoring punch.
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