Jalen Williams or Kon Knueppel: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball
Net Prophet ranks Jalen Williams 57th and Kon Knueppel 58th for the 2026-27 season, 1 pick 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.
Jalen Williams wins 4 of the nine categories, Kon Knueppel wins 4, and 1 is too close to call.
Our board separates them by 1 pick; consensus ADP separates them by 159 picks, with Jalen Williams going earlier in the room.
Kon Knueppel leads in PTS, 16.1 to 20.2 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 Jalen Williams "fragile" for availability and Kon Knueppel "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
Jalen Williams
Kon Knueppel
Net Prophet rank
#57
#58
Consensus ADP
#17
#176
Category by category
Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category
Jalen Williams
Kon Knueppel
Edge
PTS
16.1
20.2
Kon Knueppel wins
REB
4.5
5.2
Kon Knueppel wins
AST
4.9
3.7
Jalen Williams wins
STL
1.2
0.7
Jalen Williams wins
BLK
0.4
0.3
Jalen Williams wins
3PM
1.0
3.3
Kon Knueppel wins
TO
1.8
2.0
Jalen Williams wins
FG%
48.0%
47.1%
too close to call
FT%
79.5%
84.5%
Kon Knueppel wins
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