Where should Jaren Jackson Jr. be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 37 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 52 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 47.5 on average, 11 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Jaren Jackson Jr. play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 48 last season.

UTAH

Jaren Jackson Jr.

Utah Jazz · PF/C · Age 27 · 6′10″ · 9th season

Rankings Evan Mobley Domantas Sabonis

Rank#37PF #18 · of 233

Value0.1809-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP47.5ESPN 86.4

$ Max value$25Yahoo avg $15.2

Games6630 min a game

Rostered82.7%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 37 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 52 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in blocks among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 47.5 on average, 11 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: 16.3 in 2021-22, 19.4 last season, and top 50 among rotation players every season on our board.

Last season19.4

5-season average19.8

Trend a season+1.0

2026-27 proj.18.5

Fairly steady: between 16.3 (2021-22) and 22.5 (2023-24).
Per 36 minutes: 21.5 in 2021-22, 23.0 last season, on 27.3 → 30.3 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (18.5) is down on last season (19.4).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#33of 24724-25#31of 26625-26#48of 27226-27*#58of 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.	37	0.180	66	30	18.5	1.7	5.9	2.1	1.1	1.6	49.0%	6.8/13.8	79.7%	3.3/4.1	2.0
2025-26	52	0.214	48	30	19.4	1.8	5.7	2.0	1.1	1.4	47.6%	7.1/15.0	80.3%	3.4/4.2	2.2
2024-25	30	0.442	74	30	22.2	2.0	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	48.8%	8.0/16.4	78.1%	4.2/5.4	2.1
2023-24	51	0.020	66	32	22.5	1.8	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	44.4%	7.8/17.6	80.8%	5.1/6.3	2.4
2022-23	-	-	63	28	18.6	1.6	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	50.8%	6.6/13.0	77.6%	3.8/4.9	1.7
2021-22	-	-	78	27	16.3	1.6	5.8	1.1	0.9	2.3	41.4%	5.5/13.3	81.8%	3.6/4.4	1.7

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

18.5#58 of 2130.30

3PM

1.7#75 of 2130.30

REB

5.9#96 of 213-0.29

AST

2.1#147 of 213-0.48

STL

1.1#46 of 2130.28

BLK

1.6#13 of 2130.86

FG%

49.0%6.8/13.8#116 of 213-0.20

FT%

79.7%3.3/4.1#97 of 2130.00

TO

2.0#144 of 213-0.08

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

Team role · Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz starter at C; Jaxson Hayes, new to the team, is behind him. 223 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Bez Mbeng, Kennedy Chandler, and John Konchar; Darryn Peterson is the arrival projected for the most minutes (30).

C

Left since 2025-26

Bez MbengClaimed by MIA Sep 2233 min → MIA
Kennedy Chandler32 min
John KoncharTraded Aug 2926 min
Cody WilliamsTraded Aug 2924 min → MIN
Elijah Harkless21 min → DET
Kyle AndersonSigned by TOR Jul 620 min → TOR
Walter Clayton Jr.18 min → MEM
Oscar Tshiebwe17 min → HOU
Kevin Love17 min
Taylor Hendricks15 min → MEM
Minutes a night223

Arrived

Jaxson HayesSigned Jul 1018 min from LAL
Josh OkogieSigned Jul 1017 min from HOU
Josh GreenAcquired Aug 2916 min from CHA
Trey AlexanderSigned Jul 712 min from NO
Harrison Ingram4 min from SA
Darryn Petersonnew
Tamar BatesSigned Jul 3new

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. Utah Jazz depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MEM/UTAH	48	30.3	19.4	1.8	5.7	2.0	1.1	1.4	47.3%	7.1/15.0	81.0%	3.4/4.2	2.2
2024-25	MEM	74	29.8	22.2	2.0	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	48.8%	8.0/16.4	77.8%	4.2/5.4	2.1
2023-24	MEM	66	32.2	22.5	1.8	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	44.3%	7.8/17.6	81.0%	5.1/6.3	2.4
2022-23	MEM	63	28.4	18.6	1.6	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	50.8%	6.6/13.0	77.6%	3.8/4.9	1.7
2021-22	MEM	78	27.3	16.3	1.6	5.8	1.1	0.9	2.3	41.4%	5.5/13.3	81.8%	3.6/4.4	1.7
2020-21	MEM	11	23.5	14.4	1.5	5.6	1.1	1.1	1.6	42.1%	4.8/11.4	84.2%	3.2/3.8	1.4
2019-20	MEM	57	28.5	17.4	2.5	4.6	1.4	0.7	1.6	47.0%	6.2/13.2	72.7%	2.4/3.3	1.7
2018-19	MEM	58	26.1	13.8	0.9	4.7	1.1	0.9	1.4	50.0%	5.1/10.2	76.5%	2.6/3.4	1.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jaren Jackson Jr. 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.