Where should Evan Mobley be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 36 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 55 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 29.3 on average, 7 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Evan Mobley play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 67 games, after 65 last season.

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Evan Mobley

Cleveland Cavaliers · PF/C · Age 25 · 6′11″

Rankings James Harden Jaren Jackson Jr.

Rank#36PF #17 · of 233

Value0.1889-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP29.3ESPN 36.3

$ Max value$25Yahoo avg $27.1

Games6732 min a game

Rostered98.8%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 36 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 55 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in blocks and top 25 in rebounds and field-goal percentage among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 68.4%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 29.3 on average, 7 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: 15.0 in 2021-22, 18.2 last season.

Last season18.2

5-season average16.7

Trend a season+0.9

2026-27 proj.19.5

Fairly steady: between 15.0 (2021-22) and 18.5 (2024-25).
Per 36 minutes: 16.0 in 2021-22, 20.5 last season, on 33.8 → 31.9 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (19.5) is above anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#123of 24724-25#60of 26625-26#58of 27226-27*#37of 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.	36	0.188	67	32	19.5	1.1	9.5	3.5	0.9	1.8	55.4%	7.7/13.9	68.4%	3.0/4.4	1.9
2025-26	55	0.193	65	32	18.2	1.0	9.0	3.6	0.7	1.7	54.6%	7.2/13.2	60.6%	2.8/4.6	1.9
2024-25	23	0.486	71	31	18.5	1.2	9.3	3.2	0.9	1.6	55.7%	7.1/12.8	72.5%	3.1/4.3	2.0
2023-24	89	-0.145	50	31	15.7	0.4	9.4	3.2	0.9	1.4	58.0%	6.4/11.0	71.9%	2.5/3.4	1.8
2022-23	-	-	79	34	16.2	0.3	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.5	55.0%	6.6/12.0	68.4%	2.6/3.8	1.8
2021-22	-	-	69	34	15.0	0.3	8.3	2.5	0.8	1.7	50.8%	6.1/12.0	64.9%	2.4/3.7	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

19.5#37 of 2130.54

3PM

1.1#139 of 213-0.06

REB

9.5#18 of 2130.64

AST

3.5#63 of 2130.04

STL

0.9#107 of 213-0.02

BLK

1.8#5 of 2131.01

FG%

55.4%7.7/13.9#21 of 2130.35

FT%

68.4%3.0/4.4#204 of 213-1.15

TO

1.9#145 of 213-0.08

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

Team role · Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers starter at PF, with Nae'Qwan Tomlin behind him. 183 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Darius Garland, De'Andre Hunter, and Keon Ellis; Peyton Watson is the arrival projected for the most minutes (31).

PF

1Evan Mobley
2Nae'Qwan Tomlin
3Jaylon Tyson
4Mario HezonjaNew
5Tristan Enaruna
6Riley Minix

C

1Jarrett Allen
2Thomas Bryant
3Evan Mobley
4Khalifa DiopNew
5Ernest Udeh Jr.New

Left since 2025-26

Darius Garland30 min → LAC
De'Andre Hunter26 min → SAC
Keon EllisSigned by BKN Jul 625 min → BKN
Max StrusAcquired by LAC Aug 2024 min → LAC
Dean WadeSigned by PHI Jul 622 min → PHI
Dennis SchroderAcquired by CHA Aug 2021 min → CHA
Lonzo Ball21 min
Larry Nance Jr.Signed by IND Jul 913 min → IND
Minutes a night183

Arrived

Peyton WatsonTraded by DEN Aug 2030 min from DEN
Meleek ThomasSigned Jul 1new
Mario HezonjaSigned Jul 31new
Khalifa DiopSigned Sep 2new
Ernest Udeh Jr.Signed Jul 1new

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. Cleveland Cavaliers depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	CLE	65	31.9	18.2	1.0	9.0	3.6	0.7	1.7	54.5%	7.2/13.2	60.9%	2.8/4.6	1.9
2024-25	CLE	71	30.5	18.5	1.2	9.3	3.2	0.9	1.6	55.5%	7.1/12.8	72.1%	3.1/4.3	2.0
2023-24	CLE	50	30.6	15.7	0.4	9.4	3.2	0.9	1.4	57.7%	6.4/11.1	73.5%	2.5/3.4	1.8
2022-23	CLE	79	34.4	16.2	0.3	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.5	55.0%	6.6/12.0	68.4%	2.6/3.8	1.8
2021-22	CLE	69	33.8	15.0	0.3	8.3	2.5	0.8	1.7	50.8%	6.1/12.0	64.9%	2.4/3.7	1.9

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Evan Mobley in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.