Athletic two-way Kansas guard still shaking off injury rust
Elmarko Jackson’s 2025-26 season at Kansas showed a live-wire guard who can defend, push pace, and chip in as a secondary creator: he averaged 4.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.7 steals in 17.8 minutes per game, while also hitting 37.2% from three and 82.5% at the line in 34 games. Kansas labeled him one of its best defenders and an occasional offensive X-factor, but his value is tied to health after the torn patellar tendon that wiped out much of his development arc and kept his long-term ceiling in flux.
