Wesley Johnson

He's been one of the stories so far this year. The Syracuse transfer has shown an ability to score from inside and out while putting up solid defensive numbers. He led a rout of North Carolina and he's been quickly ushered into the first round of mocks around the WWW. So the questions are: Who is he? and What do we make of him?
Wesley Johnson is a SF who transferred to Syracuse after two fairly ordinary seasons at Iowa State. He's athletic and active defensively. In two years at ISU he was an erratic and inefficient scorer and a poor passer. His two-year percentages were .496 on twos and .316 on treys. After his soph season I doubt he would have made many top 10 SF lists. In his first season at Syracuse he's been terrific so far. He's scoring more often and his efficiency is fine, at .625 and .471. He's averaging a combined 5 blocks and steals per game and is also rebounding better than ever. His passing is still weak, but not enough so that it would sink him as a prospect.
As for his standing as a prospect, it's pretty simple. He has to continue to show the improvement is real. Because he's the same age as most seniors, 22, this year is likely it for him. If he comes back next year, he brings the baggage of being a 5th-year senior with him. For that reason I just can't get too excited about him yet. It is just four games, so the percentages shouldn't be taken too seriously. Until he can do this through a Big East schedule, I'm going to put more stock in the Iowa State numbers. I will say that it's impressive that his best games were against ranked teams.