Tuesday morning, Purdue landed their second commitment from the class of 2026 when sharp shooting small forward Jacob Webber committed to Matt Painter and the Boilermakers shortly after completing his official visit.
A 6-foot-6 small forward who is playing his senior season at La Porte (Ind.) La Lumiere after breaking out during his sophomore and junior seasons at Kearney (Neb.) High, Webber was coveted by Painter and his staff.
During the month of July, Painter and multiple assistants could often be found following Webber as he played on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit with his grassroots team ETG. A lean and fluid shooter with deep range on his jump shot, Webber showed an edge to his game and real physical upside once he gets into a college weight room.
“Webber is one of the toughest three-point shot-makers in high school basketball. He can stop on a dime in transition, fly off pin-downs to make movement threes, make them with deep range, and an exceptionally quick release. He’s a true specialist who attempted nearly 80% of his total shots from behind the arc this 3SSB season, converting of 36% of them. His willingness to settle for, if not hunt, these tougher threes was the reason that percentage wasn’t even higher, but when he gets hot, he can make them in extreme bunches. His 88% from the free-throw line only further illustrates his shooting prowess.
Because Webber’s range is so deep, he has extreme gravity, and immediately changes the spacing of his team. He’s also the type of shot-maker that can open up a playbook and allow coaches to run him off various type of screening actions. He’s not a versatile scoring threat though. He has a solid mid-range game but puts very little pressure on the rim (only 7% of his total shots per Synergy) and isn’t much of a playmaking threat for others (0.7 assists).
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