Collin Murray-Boyles or Sam Merrill: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Collin Murray-Boyles wins 4 of the nine categories, Sam Merrill wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 4 picks. There is no market gap to compare it against: Sam Merrill carries no consensus ADP.
Against the 239 ranked players in this set, Collin Murray-Boyles projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Sam Merrill in 3.
They do not fill the same slot: Collin Murray-Boyles is C/PF, Sam Merrill is SG/SF.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 239 players this comparison set is drawn from: Collin Murray-Boyles 154th, Sam Merrill 158th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Collin Murray-Boyles	Sam Merrill	Edge
PTS	9.1	11.0	Sam Merrill wins
REB	5.0	2.7	Collin Murray-Boyles wins
AST	1.9	2.3	too close to call
STL	0.9	0.8	Collin Murray-Boyles wins
BLK	0.8	0.1	Collin Murray-Boyles wins
3PM	0.4	2.3	Sam Merrill wins
TO	1.2	0.7	Sam Merrill wins
FG%	53.0%	43.2%	Collin Murray-Boyles wins
FT%	76.5%	86.0%	Sam Merrill wins

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