Karl-Anthony Towns or VJ Edgecombe: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Karl-Anthony Towns wins 4 of the nine categories, VJ Edgecombe wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 51 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 84 picks, with Karl-Anthony Towns going earlier in the room.
Against the 179 ranked players in this set, Karl-Anthony Towns projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and VJ Edgecombe in 6.
They do not fill the same slot: Karl-Anthony Towns is C/PF, VJ Edgecombe is SG/PG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Karl-Anthony Towns 14th, VJ Edgecombe 65th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Karl-Anthony Towns	VJ Edgecombe	Edge
PTS	17.6	15.9	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
REB	10.1	5.2	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
AST	2.8	4.7	VJ Edgecombe wins
STL	0.8	1.2	VJ Edgecombe wins
BLK	0.5	0.5	too close to call
3PM	1.4	1.8	VJ Edgecombe wins
TO	2.2	1.9	VJ Edgecombe wins
FG%	50.0%	43.9%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins
FT%	85.2%	81.7%	Karl-Anthony Towns wins

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