Jeremiah Fears or Jalen Smith: who to roster in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jeremiah Fears wins 4 of the nine categories, Jalen Smith wins 5.

Our board separates them by 3 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 61 picks, with Jeremiah Fears going earlier in the room.
Against the 245 ranked players in this set, Jeremiah Fears projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Jalen Smith in 3.
They do not fill the same slot: Jeremiah Fears is PG, Jalen Smith is C/PF.
The board grades Jeremiah Fears "durable" for availability and Jalen Smith "fragile".
Both rank inside the 245 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jeremiah Fears 142nd, Jalen Smith 145th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jeremiah Fears	Jalen Smith	Edge
PTS	16.4	9.5	Jeremiah Fears wins
REB	4.3	6.6	Jalen Smith wins
AST	3.8	1.2	Jeremiah Fears wins
STL	1.1	0.5	Jeremiah Fears wins
BLK	0.4	0.7	Jalen Smith wins
3PM	1.2	1.5	Jalen Smith wins
TO	2.3	0.9	Jalen Smith wins
FG%	43.4%	47.6%	Jalen Smith wins
FT%	77.6%	75.4%	Jeremiah Fears wins

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