Tari Eason or John Collins: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Tari Eason wins 4 of the nine categories, John Collins wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 4 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 32 picks, with John Collins going earlier in the room.
John Collins leads in PTS, 10.5 to 12.1 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: Tari Eason is SG/SF, John Collins is PF/C.
The board grades both "moderate" for availability.
Both rank inside the 179 players this comparison set is drawn from: Tari Eason 114th, John Collins 118th.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Tari Eason	John Collins	Edge
PTS	10.5	12.1	John Collins wins
REB	6.0	5.3	Tari Eason wins
AST	1.5	1.2	too close to call
STL	1.4	0.8	Tari Eason wins
BLK	0.5	0.7	John Collins wins
3PM	1.5	1.2	Tari Eason wins
TO	1.3	1.5	Tari Eason wins
FG%	42.5%	53.8%	John Collins wins
FT%	76.8%	79.6%	John Collins wins

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