Where should Zach Edey be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 76 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 81 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 74.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Zach Edey play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 66 games, after 11 last season.

MEM

Zach Edey

Memphis Grizzlies · C · Age 24 · 7′3″

Rankings Ausar Thompson Derik Queen

Rank#76C #20 · of 233

Value-0.1659-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP74.9ESPN 120.3

$ Max value$11Yahoo avg $5.2

Games6628 min a game

Rostered59.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 76 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 81 in 2025-26. He is top 5 in blocks, top 10 in field-goal percentage, and top 25 in rebounds among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 72.9%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 74.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Rising: 9.2 in 2024-25, 13.6 last season.

Last season13.6

2-season average11.4

Trend a season+4.4

2026-27 proj.15.2

Up and down: between 9.2 (2024-25) and 13.6 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 15.4 in 2024-25, 19.0 last season, on 21.5 → 25.8 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (15.2) is above anything in his last 2 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

24-25#198of 26625-26–of 27226-27*#82of 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.	76	-0.165	66	28	15.2	0.2	11.3	1.1	0.7	1.9	62.8%	6.3/10.1	72.9%	2.4/3.3	2.3
2025-26	81	0.062	11	26	13.6	0.1	11.1	1.1	0.6	1.9	63.3%	5.6/8.9	78.1%	2.3/2.9	2.4
2024-25	165	-0.249	66	22	9.2	0.3	8.3	1.0	0.5	1.3	58.0%	3.8/6.6	70.9%	1.4/1.9	1.3

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

15.2#82 of 2130.05

3PM

0.2#195 of 213-0.68

REB

11.3#12 of 2130.92

AST

1.1#196 of 213-0.79

STL

0.7#167 of 213-0.31

BLK

1.9#4 of 2131.03

FG%

62.8%6.3/10.1#9 of 2130.87

FT%

72.9%2.4/3.3#168 of 213-0.93

TO

2.3#175 of 213-0.33

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

Team role · Memphis Grizzlies

The Memphis Grizzlies starter at C; Isaiah Stewart, new to the team, is behind him. 263 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Rayan Rupert, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Ja Morant; Cameron Boozer is the arrival projected for the most minutes (30).

C

Left since 2025-26

Rayan Rupert31 min → PHI
Jaren Jackson Jr.31 min → UTAH
Ja Morant28 min → POR
Santi AldamaAcquired by DAL Jul 828 min → DAL
Tyler Burton26 min
Jock Landale24 min → ATL
Vince Williams Jr.22 min
Kentavious Caldwell-PopeWaived Jul 2621 min → PHI
DeJon Jarreau21 min
Christian Koloko18 min
John KoncharAcquired by MIN Aug 2915 min → MIN
Minutes a night263

Arrived

Jerami Grant30 min from POR
Kris Murray24 min from POR
Isaiah StewartAcquired Jul 823 min from DET
Quinten Post17 min from GS
Micah PeavyAcquired Sep 815 min from NO
Karim Lopeznew
Cameron BoozerSigned Jul 13new
Carson CooperSigned Sep 28new

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. Memphis Grizzlies depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MEM	11	25.8	13.6	0.1	11.1	1.1	0.6	1.9	62.9%	5.6/8.9	79.3%	2.3/2.9	2.4
2024-25	MEM	66	21.5	9.2	0.3	8.3	1.0	0.5	1.3	57.6%	3.8/6.6	73.7%	1.4/1.9	1.3

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Zach Edey 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.