DeAaron Fox or Mark Williams: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Net Prophet ranks DeAaron Fox 84th and Mark Williams 89th for the 2026-27 season, 5 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.

DeAaron Fox wins 4 of the nine categories, Mark Williams wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.

Our board separates them by 5 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 54 picks, with DeAaron Fox going earlier in the room.
DeAaron Fox leads in PTS, 16.0 to 11.3 per game as the board projects them.
They do not fill the same slot: DeAaron Fox is PG, Mark Williams is C.
The board grades DeAaron Fox "durable" for availability and Mark Williams "moderate".
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	DeAaron Fox	Mark Williams
Net Prophet rank	#84	#89
Consensus ADP	#35	#89

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	DeAaron Fox	Mark Williams	Edge
PTS	16.0	11.3	DeAaron Fox wins
REB	3.4	8.0	Mark Williams wins
AST	5.2	1.3	DeAaron Fox wins
STL	1.0	0.7	DeAaron Fox wins
BLK	0.3	1.0	Mark Williams wins
3PM	1.6	0.1	DeAaron Fox wins
TO	1.9	1.1	Mark Williams wins
FG%	47.8%	61.4%	Mark Williams wins
FT%	78.9%	78.1%	too close to call

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