Where should John Collins be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 96 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 117 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 109.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will John Collins play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 70 games, after 69 last season.

DET

John Collins

Detroit Pistons · PF/C · Age 29 · 6′9″ · 10th season

Rankings Wendell Carter Jr.Norman Powell

Rank#96PF #54 · of 233

Value-0.2849-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP109.4ESPN 115.0

$ Max value$7Yahoo avg $1.1

Games7027 min a game

Rostered67.5%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 96 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 117 in 2025-26. His weakest category is assists at 1.0 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 109.4 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Steady: between 13.1 and 19.0 for 5 seasons.

Last season13.6

5-season average15.4

Trend a season+0.07

2026-27 proj.13.9

Fairly steady: lowest in 2022-23, highest in 2024-25.
Per 36 minutes: 18.9 in 2021-22, 18.1 last season, on 30.8 → 27.1 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (13.9) is in line with last season (13.6).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#90of 24724-25#52of 26625-26#117of 27226-27*#102of 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.	96	-0.284	70	27	13.9	1.3	5.6	1.0	0.9	0.8	54.5%	5.4/9.9	80.0%	1.8/2.2	1.4
2025-26	117	-0.124	69	27	13.6	1.3	5.3	1.0	0.9	0.7	55.2%	5.3/9.6	76.6%	1.7/2.2	1.4
2024-25	49	0.302	40	31	19.0	1.5	8.2	2.0	1.0	1.0	52.7%	7.0/13.3	84.8%	3.5/4.1	2.6
2023-24	92	-0.153	68	28	15.1	1.3	8.5	1.1	0.6	0.9	53.2%	5.8/11.0	79.5%	2.2/2.7	1.4
2022-23	-	-	71	30	13.1	1.0	6.5	1.2	0.6	1.0	51.0%	5.1/10.0	80.0%	2.0/2.5	1.1
2021-22	-	-	54	31	16.2	1.2	7.8	1.8	0.6	1.0	52.9%	6.3/11.9	80.6%	2.5/3.1	1.1

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

13.9#102 of 213-0.14

3PM

1.3#113 of 2130.08

REB

5.6#99 of 213-0.30

AST

1.0#204 of 213-0.83

STL

0.9#112 of 213-0.07

BLK

0.8#65 of 213-0.10

FG%

54.5%5.4/9.9#30 of 2130.06

FT%

80.0%1.8/2.2#82 of 2130.00

TO

1.4#87 of 2130.24

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

Team role · Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons starter at PF, with Ronald Holland II behind him. 99 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart, and Caris LeVert; Isaiah Joe is the arrival projected for the most minutes (24).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Tobias HarrisSigned by SA Jul 628 min → SA
Isaiah StewartAcquired by MEM Jul 823 min → MEM
Caris LeVertAcquired by MIL Jul 819 min → MIL
Jaden Ivey17 min
Marcus SasserAcquired by DAL Jul 812 min → DAL
Minutes a night99

Arrived

John CollinsAcquired Jul 827 min from LAC
Taurean PrinceAcquired Jul 824 min from MIL
Isaiah JoeAcquired Jul 621 min from OKC
Elijah Harkless21 min from UTAH
Ebuka OkorieSigned Jul 6new
Ugonna OnyensoSigned Jul 2new

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. Detroit Pistons depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	LAC	69	27.1	13.6	1.3	5.3	1.0	0.9	0.7	55.2%	5.3/9.6	77.3%	1.7/2.2	1.4
2024-25	UTAH	40	30.5	19.0	1.5	8.2	2.0	1.0	1.0	52.6%	7.0/13.3	85.4%	3.5/4.1	2.6
2023-24	UTAH	68	28.0	15.1	1.3	8.5	1.1	0.6	0.9	52.7%	5.8/11.0	81.5%	2.2/2.7	1.4
2022-23	ATL	71	30.0	13.1	1.0	6.5	1.2	0.6	1.0	51.0%	5.1/10.0	80.0%	2.0/2.5	1.1
2021-22	ATL	54	30.8	16.2	1.2	7.8	1.8	0.6	1.0	52.9%	6.3/11.9	80.6%	2.5/3.1	1.1
2020-21	ATL	63	29.3	17.6	1.3	7.4	1.2	0.5	1.0	55.7%	6.8/12.2	84.4%	2.7/3.2	1.3
2019-20	ATL	41	33.2	21.6	1.4	10.1	1.5	0.8	1.6	58.1%	8.6/14.8	78.4%	2.9/3.7	1.8
2018-19	ATL	61	30.0	19.5	0.9	9.8	2.0	0.4	0.6	55.9%	7.6/13.6	75.0%	3.3/4.4	2.0
2017-18	ATL	74	24.1	10.5	0.2	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	56.8%	4.2/7.4	72.0%	1.8/2.5	1.4

Box-score averages from ESPN.

John Collins 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.