Mark Williams or Darius Garland: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks Mark Williams 89th and Darius Garland 93rd for the 2026-27 season, 4 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.

Mark Williams wins 4 of the nine categories, Darius Garland wins 5.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 19 picks, with Darius Garland going earlier in the room.
Darius Garland leads in PTS, 11.3 to 16.4 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Mark Williams is C, Darius Garland is PG.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
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	Mark Williams	Darius Garland
Net Prophet rank	#89	#93
Consensus ADP	#89	#70

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Mark Williams	Darius Garland	Edge
PTS	11.3	16.4	Darius Garland wins
REB	8.0	2.4	Mark Williams wins
AST	1.3	5.6	Darius Garland wins
STL	0.7	0.9	Darius Garland wins
BLK	1.0	0.2	Mark Williams wins
3PM	0.1	2.1	Darius Garland wins
TO	1.1	2.3	Mark Williams wins
FG%	61.4%	46.0%	Mark Williams wins
FT%	78.1%	85.3%	Darius Garland wins

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