Jaren Jackson Jr or Collin Gillespie: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Jaren Jackson Jr wins 4 of the nine categories, Collin Gillespie wins 5.

Our board separates them by 16 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 67 picks, with Jaren Jackson Jr going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Jaren Jackson Jr projects above average in 3 of the nine categories and Collin Gillespie in 5.
They do not fill the same slot: Jaren Jackson Jr is C/PF, Collin Gillespie is PG/SG.
The board grades Jaren Jackson Jr "fragile" for availability and Collin Gillespie "durable".
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Jaren Jackson Jr 86th, Collin Gillespie 102nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Jaren Jackson Jr	Collin Gillespie	Edge
PTS	16.0	12.2	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
REB	5.2	4.0	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
AST	1.7	4.8	Collin Gillespie wins
STL	1.0	1.1	Collin Gillespie wins
BLK	1.4	0.2	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
3PM	1.4	2.6	Collin Gillespie wins
TO	1.9	1.5	Collin Gillespie wins
FG%	45.1%	42.3%	Jaren Jackson Jr wins
FT%	78.5%	84.5%	Collin Gillespie wins

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