Ausar Thompson or Jay Huff: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Ausar Thompson wins 4 of the nine categories, Jay Huff wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 7 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 40 picks, with Ausar Thompson going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Ausar Thompson projects above average in 5 of the nine categories and Jay Huff in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Ausar Thompson is SG/SF, Jay Huff is C.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Ausar Thompson 125th, Jay Huff 132nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Ausar Thompson	Jay Huff	Edge
PTS	10.7	9.7	too close to call
REB	5.9	3.8	Ausar Thompson wins
AST	3.1	1.5	Ausar Thompson wins
STL	1.5	0.5	Ausar Thompson wins
BLK	0.8	1.5	Jay Huff wins
3PM	0.1	1.6	Jay Huff wins
TO	1.5	1.0	Jay Huff wins
FG%	52.0%	48.6%	Ausar Thompson wins
FT%	61.5%	78.4%	Jay Huff wins

Loading Net Prophet...