Wendell Carter Jr or Jeremiah Fears: who to draft in 2026-27 fantasy basketball

Wendell Carter Jr wins 4 of the nine categories, Jeremiah Fears wins 5.

Our board separates them by 23 picks; consensus ADP separates them by 9 picks, with Jeremiah Fears going earlier in the room.
Against the 181 ranked players in this set, Wendell Carter Jr projects above average in 4 of the nine categories and Jeremiah Fears in 3.
They do not fill the same slot: Wendell Carter Jr is C, Jeremiah Fears is PG.
The board grades both "durable" for availability.
Both rank inside the 181 players this comparison set is drawn from: Wendell Carter Jr 139th, Jeremiah Fears 162nd.

Category by category

Projected per game for 2026-27, nine-category scoring. Turnovers count fewest-first.
Category	Wendell Carter Jr	Jeremiah Fears	Edge
PTS	11.0	15.8	Jeremiah Fears wins
REB	7.1	4.3	Wendell Carter Jr wins
AST	2.0	3.7	Jeremiah Fears wins
STL	0.8	1.0	Jeremiah Fears wins
BLK	0.7	0.4	Wendell Carter Jr wins
3PM	0.8	1.2	Jeremiah Fears wins
TO	1.3	2.3	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FG%	50.2%	43.4%	Wendell Carter Jr wins
FT%	74.7%	77.6%	Jeremiah Fears wins

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