Where should RJ Barrett be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 195 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 141 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 112.5 on average, 83 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will RJ Barrett play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 62 games, after 57 last season.

TOR

RJ Barrett

Toronto Raptors · SG/SF · Age 26 · 6′6″ · 8th season

Rankings Scoot Henderson Keaton Wagler

Rank#195SG #121 · of 233

Value-0.8259-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP112.5ESPN 112.4

$ Max value$0Yahoo avg $1.3

Games6230 min a game

Rostered72.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 195 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 141 in 2025-26. His weakest category is free-throw percentage at 70.1%. Yahoo drafters take him at 112.5 on average, 83 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: between 19.3 and 21.1 for 5 seasons.

Last season19.3

5-season average20.0

Trend a season+0.01

2026-27 proj.17.8

Very steady: lowest in 2025-26, highest in 2024-25.
Per 36 minutes: 20.9 in 2021-22, 22.9 last season, on 34.5 → 30.3 minutes: it has held.
The projection (17.8) is below anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#64of 24724-25#39of 26625-26#50of 27226-27*#84of 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.	195	-0.825	62	30	17.8	1.7	5.2	3.2	0.7	0.3	48.7%	6.4/13.2	70.1%	3.3/4.7	1.6
2025-26	141	-0.181	57	30	19.3	1.7	5.3	3.3	0.7	0.3	49.1%	7.0/14.3	71.7%	3.5/4.9	1.7
2024-25	126	-0.127	58	32	21.1	1.8	6.3	5.4	0.8	0.3	46.8%	7.9/16.9	63.0%	3.4/5.4	2.8
2023-24	167	-0.412	58	32	20.2	1.6	5.4	3.3	0.5	0.4	49.5%	7.5/15.2	71.5%	3.6/5.0	2.2
2022-23	-	-	73	34	19.6	1.7	5.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	43.5%	7.0/16.1	74.1%	4.0/5.4	2.2
2021-22	-	-	70	35	20.0	2.0	5.8	3.0	0.6	0.2	40.9%	7.0/17.1	70.7%	4.1/5.8	2.2

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

17.8#84 of 2130.04

3PM

1.7#134 of 213-0.03

REB

5.2#82 of 213-0.24

AST

3.2#115 of 213-0.31

STL

0.7#196 of 213-0.51

BLK

0.3#155 of 213-0.56

FG%

48.7%6.4/13.2#39 of 2130.00

FT%

70.1%3.3/4.7#205 of 213-1.16

TO

1.6#94 of 2130.23

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

Team role · Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors starter at SG, with Ja'Kobe Walter behind him. 85 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Brandon Ingram, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Ochai Agbaji; Kawhi Leonard is the arrival projected for the most minutes (32).

SG

1RJ Barrett
2Ja'Kobe Walter
3Jamal Shead
4Jaden BradleyNew
5Alijah Martin
6Malachi SmithNew

Left since 2025-26

Brandon Ingram34 min → LAC
Sandro Mamukelashvili22 min → LAL
Ochai Agbaji16 min
Gradey Dick14 min → LAC
Minutes a night85

Arrived

Kawhi Leonard32 min from LAC
Malachi SmithWaived by BKN Jul 1024 min from BKN
Kyle AndersonSigned Jul 620 min from MIN
Trey Jemison III6 min from NY
Jaden BradleySigned Sep 21new
Allen GravesSigned 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. Toronto Raptors depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	TOR	57	30.3	19.3	1.7	5.3	3.3	0.7	0.3	49.0%	7.0/14.3	71.4%	3.5/4.9	1.7
2024-25	TOR	58	32.2	21.1	1.8	6.3	5.4	0.8	0.3	46.7%	7.9/16.9	63.0%	3.4/5.4	2.9
2023-24	NY/TOR	58	31.7	20.2	1.6	5.4	3.3	0.5	0.4	49.3%	7.5/15.2	72.0%	3.6/5.0	2.2
2022-23	NY	73	33.9	19.6	1.7	5.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	43.5%	7.0/16.1	74.1%	4.0/5.4	2.2
2021-22	NY	70	34.5	20.0	2.0	5.8	3.0	0.6	0.2	40.9%	7.0/17.1	70.7%	4.1/5.8	2.2
2020-21	NY	72	34.9	17.6	1.7	5.8	3.0	0.7	0.3	44.2%	6.5/14.7	76.3%	2.9/3.8	1.9
2019-20	NY	56	30.4	14.3	1.1	5.0	2.6	1.0	0.3	40.0%	5.2/13.0	62.2%	2.8/4.5	2.2

Box-score averages from ESPN.

RJ Barrett 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.