Darius Garland or Cameron Johnson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Darius Garland 93rd and Cameron Johnson 95th for the 2026-27 season, 2 picks apart. A category counts as won only when the projected gap clears 0.25 standard deviations of that category across the 177 ranked players this comparison is drawn from.

Darius Garland wins 4 of the nine categories, Cameron Johnson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 29 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Darius Garland leads in PTS, 16.4 to 12.4 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, Cameron Johnson is SF/PF/SG.
The board grades Darius Garland "moderate" for availability and Cameron Johnson "fragile".
Both rank inside the 177 players this comparison set is drawn from.

Draft position

Where each is ranked and where the room is taking them (2026-27).
Measure	Darius Garland	Cameron Johnson
Net Prophet rank	#93	#95
Consensus ADP	#70	#99

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	Cameron Johnson	Edge
PTS	16.4	12.4	Darius Garland wins
REB	2.4	3.7	Cameron Johnson wins
AST	5.6	2.5	Darius Garland wins
STL	0.9	0.9	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.4	Cameron Johnson wins
3PM	2.1	2.1	too close to call
TO	2.3	1.0	Cameron Johnson wins
FG%	46.0%	48.0%	Cameron Johnson wins
FT%	85.3%	83.0%	Darius Garland wins

Loading Net Prophet...