Darius Garland or John Collins: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Darius Garland wins 5 of the nine categories, John Collins wins 4.

Our board separates them by 64 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 54 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Darius Garland projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and John Collins in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Darius Garland is PG, John Collins is PF/C.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Darius Garland 72nd, John Collins 136th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Darius Garland	John Collins	Edge
PTS	16.6	12.0	Darius Garland wins
REB	2.5	5.3	John Collins wins
AST	5.7	1.2	Darius Garland wins
STL	1.0	0.8	Darius Garland wins
BLK	0.2	0.7	John Collins wins
3PM	2.2	1.2	Darius Garland wins
TO	2.4	1.5	John Collins wins
FG%	46.0%	53.8%	John Collins wins
FT%	85.3%	79.6%	Darius Garland wins

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