Herbert Jones or Jaime Jaquez Jr: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Herbert Jones 149th and Jaime Jaquez Jr 151st for the 2026-27 season, 2 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.
Herbert Jones wins 5 of the nine categories, Jaime Jaquez Jr wins 4.
Our board separates them by 2 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 113 picks, with Herbert Jones going earlier in the room.
Jaime Jaquez Jr leads in PTS, 8.9 to 14.1 per game as the board projects them.
Both are eligible at SF/SG, so this is a straight swap for the same roster slot.
The board grades Herbert Jones "moderate" for availability and Jaime Jaquez Jr "durable".
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
Herbert Jones
Jaime Jaquez Jr
Net Prophet rank
#149
#151
Consensus ADP
#133
#246
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Herbert Jones
Jaime Jaquez Jr
Edge
PTS
8.9
14.1
Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
REB
3.3
4.6
Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
AST
2.9
4.3
Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
STL
1.4
0.8
Herbert Jones wins
BLK
0.5
0.3
Herbert Jones wins
3PM
1.4
0.8
Herbert Jones wins
TO
1.3
1.8
Herbert Jones wins
FG%
41.4%
46.9%
Jaime Jaquez Jr wins
FT%
81.9%
75.3%
Herbert Jones wins
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