Where should Jalen Johnson be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 20 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 15 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 12.2 on average, 8 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Jalen Johnson play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 71 games, after 72 last season.

ATL

Jalen Johnson

Atlanta Hawks · SF/PF · Age 24 · 6′8″

Rankings Scottie Barnes Anthony Davis

Rank#20SF #9 · of 233

Value0.4209-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP12.2ESPN 8.8

$ Max value$35Yahoo avg $50.2

Games7135 min a game

Rostered99.1%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 20 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 15 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in assists, top 10 in rebounds, and top 25 in points and steals among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 77.8%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 12.2 on average, 8 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: up 4 seasons in a row.

Last season22.5

5-season average13.1

Trend a season+5.4

2026-27 proj.22.7

Up and down: between 2.4 (2021-22) and 22.5 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 15.7 in 2021-22, 23.0 last season, on 5.5 → 35.2 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (22.7) is in line with last season (22.5).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#100of 24724-25#57of 26625-26#25of 27226-27*#16of 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.	20	0.420	71	35	22.7	1.7	10.1	7.8	1.3	0.6	49.0%	8.5/17.4	77.8%	4.0/5.1	3.2
2025-26	15	0.572	72	35	22.5	1.7	10.3	7.9	1.2	0.4	48.9%	8.3/17.1	78.8%	4.2/5.3	3.4
2024-25	18	0.562	36	36	18.9	1.2	10.0	5.0	1.6	1.0	50.0%	7.5/15.1	74.6%	2.6/3.5	2.9
2023-24	73	-0.093	56	34	16.0	1.3	8.7	3.6	1.2	0.8	51.1%	6.4/12.5	72.8%	1.9/2.6	1.8
2022-23	-	-	70	15	5.6	0.4	4.0	1.2	0.5	0.5	50.0%	2.3/4.6	63.6%	0.7/1.1	0.6
2021-22	-	-	22	6	2.4	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	52.6%	1.0/1.9	66.7%	0.2/0.3	0.4

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

22.7#16 of 2130.89

3PM

1.7#91 of 2130.22

REB

10.1#6 of 2131.01

AST

7.8#5 of 2131.17

STL

1.3#21 of 2130.49

BLK

0.6#64 of 213-0.10

FG%

49.0%8.5/17.4#52 of 2130.00

FT%

77.8%4.0/5.1#135 of 213-0.88

TO

3.2#209 of 213-0.82

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

Team role · Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks starter at PF; Aaron Wiggins, new to the team, is behind him. 174 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Trae Young, Kristaps Porzingis, and Zaccharie Risacher; Luguentz Dort is the arrival projected for the most minutes (25).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Trae Young28 min → WSH
Kristaps Porzingis24 min → GS
Zaccharie Risacher22 min → DAL
Vit Krejci22 min → POR
Jonathan Kuminga22 min → MIN
Luke KennardSigned by PHX Jul 1421 min → PHX
Gabe Vincent13 min
Christian Koloko11 min
Keaton Wallace10 min
Minutes a night174

Arrived

Luguentz DortAcquired Jul 1927 min from OKC
Aaron WigginsAcquired Jul 622 min from OKC
Dorian Finney-SmithTraded by CHA Sep 2217 min from HOU
Jalen WilsonSigned Jul 2216 min from BKN
Kingston FlemingsSigned Jul 2new
Zuby EjioforSigned Jul 1new
Henri VeesaarSigned 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. Atlanta Hawks depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	ATL	72	35.2	22.5	1.7	10.3	7.9	1.2	0.4	48.5%	8.3/17.1	79.2%	4.2/5.3	3.4
2024-25	ATL	36	35.7	18.9	1.2	10.0	5.0	1.6	1.0	49.7%	7.5/15.1	74.3%	2.6/3.5	2.9
2023-24	ATL	56	33.7	16.0	1.3	8.7	3.6	1.2	0.8	51.2%	6.4/12.5	73.1%	1.9/2.6	1.8
2022-23	ATL	70	14.9	5.6	0.4	4.0	1.2	0.5	0.5	50.0%	2.3/4.6	63.6%	0.7/1.1	0.6
2021-22	ATL	22	5.5	2.4	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	52.6%	1.0/1.9	66.7%	0.2/0.3	0.4

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jalen Johnson 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.