Where should Bennedict Mathurin be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 162 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 145 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 115.9 on average, 46 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Bennedict Mathurin play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 54 last season.

Bennedict Mathurin

New Orleans Pelicans · SG/SF · Age 24 · 6′5″

Rankings Jaylin Williams Isaiah Hartenstein

Rank#162SG #101 · of 233

Value-0.6469-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP115.9

$ Max value$0Yahoo avg $0.0

Games6625 min a game

Rostered21.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 162 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 145 in 2025-26. His weakest category is blocks at 0.2 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 115.9 on average, 46 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: between 14.5 and 17.6 for 4 seasons.

Last season17.6

4-season average16.2

Trend a season+0.4

2026-27 proj.15.0

Very steady: lowest in 2023-24, highest in 2025-26.
Per 36 minutes: 21.1 in 2022-23, 21.1 last season, on 28.5 → 30.0 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (15.0) is down on last season (17.6).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#115of 24724-25#86of 26625-26#63of 27226-27*#109of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	162	-0.646	66	25	15.0	1.2	4.7	2.1	0.6	0.2	44.4%	4.6/10.3	86.3%	4.7/5.4	1.9
2025-26	145	-0.203	54	30	17.6	1.4	5.4	2.4	0.8	0.2	43.0%	5.4/12.5	86.9%	5.4/6.2	2.2
2024-25	157	-0.230	72	30	16.1	1.4	5.3	1.9	0.7	0.3	45.8%	5.4/11.9	83.1%	3.8/4.6	1.9
2023-24	218	-0.557	59	26	14.5	1.4	4.0	2.0	0.6	0.2	44.6%	5.0/11.2	82.1%	3.1/3.8	1.6
2022-23	-	-	78	29	16.7	1.3	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	43.4%	5.3/12.2	82.8%	4.8/5.8	1.9

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

15.0#109 of 213-0.17

3PM

1.2#163 of 213-0.23

REB

4.7#100 of 213-0.32

AST

2.1#167 of 213-0.59

STL

0.6#198 of 213-0.53

BLK

0.2#180 of 213-0.70

FG%

44.4%4.6/10.3#153 of 213-0.34

FT%

86.3%4.7/5.4#26 of 2130.29

TO

1.9#125 of 2130.04

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · New Orleans Pelicans

No. 2 at SG for the New Orleans Pelicans, behind Trey Murphy III. 65 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Jose Alvarado, Micah Peavy, and Kevon Looney; no arrival is projected for starter's minutes.

SG

1Trey Murphy III
2Bennedict MathurinNew
3Jeremiah Fears
4Jaron Pierre Jr.New
5Jordan Poole
6Bryce McGowens
7AJ JohnsonNew

SF

1Herbert Jones
2Saddiq Bey
3Bennedict MathurinNew
4Jaron Pierre Jr.New
5Bryce McGowens

Left since 2025-26

Jose AlvaradoSigned by NY Jul 622 min → NY
Micah PeavyTraded Sep 815 min → MEM
Kevon Looney15 min → LAL
Jordan HawkinsTraded Sep 814 min → CHI
Minutes a night65

Arrived

Julian ReeseSigned Sep 2431 min from WSH
Bennedict MathurinSigned Sep 1030 min from LAC
Trendon WatfordSigned Aug 1716 min from PHI
AJ JohnsonAcquired Sep 810 min from DAL
Jaron Pierre Jr.new
Malik DiaSigned Aug 18new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. New Orleans Pelicans depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	IND/LAC	54	30.0	17.6	1.4	5.4	2.4	0.8	0.2	43.2%	5.4/12.5	87.1%	5.4/6.2	2.2
2024-25	IND	72	29.8	16.1	1.4	5.3	1.9	0.7	0.3	45.8%	5.4/11.8	82.6%	3.8/4.6	1.9
2023-24	IND	59	26.1	14.5	1.4	4.0	2.0	0.6	0.2	44.6%	5.0/11.2	81.6%	3.1/3.8	1.6
2022-23	IND	78	28.5	16.7	1.3	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	43.4%	5.3/12.2	82.8%	4.8/5.8	1.9

Box-score averages from ESPN.