Jalen Johnson or Jalen Brunson: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jalen Johnson wins 4 of the nine categories, Jalen Brunson wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 14 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 8 picks, with Jalen Johnson going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Jalen Johnson projects above average in 7 of the nine categories and Jalen Brunson in 4.
They do not fill the same slot: Jalen Johnson is PF/SF, Jalen Brunson is PG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jalen Johnson 6th, Jalen Brunson 20th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jalen Johnson	Jalen Brunson	Edge
PTS	22.0	25.5	Jalen Brunson wins
REB	10.1	3.3	Jalen Johnson wins
AST	7.1	7.1	too close to call
STL	1.2	0.8	Jalen Johnson wins
BLK	0.5	0.1	Jalen Johnson wins
3PM	1.9	2.7	Jalen Brunson wins
TO	3.2	2.4	Jalen Brunson wins
FG%	49.1%	46.6%	Jalen Johnson wins
FT%	78.8%	83.7%	Jalen Brunson wins

Loading Net Prophet...