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AJ Johnson

RANK #612025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG262025-26 9-CAT #67 8-CAT #64G · New Orleans PelicansAge 216' 5"2025-26 season

3.3

Points / game

1.1

Rebounds

1.0

Assists

9.4

Minutes

32.4%

FG%

6.4

FPTS / game

-10.4

vs G median

TIER 6 · #61 OVERALLDepth piece — #26 among guards

AJ Johnson is ranked #26 among 28 eligible NBA guards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 4.8 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 13.8 minutes/game vs 9.7 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile11%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated October 27

LATE FLIER

AJ Johnson 2026-27 fantasy outlook

7.8Proj FPTS/G · ~452 / 58 games

0–12.7Typical game · middle 50%

#59Projected rank

—ADP (ESPN drafts)

No live market price for him yet — we rank him #59. Projection drivers: growing workload (13.8 minutes/gm late vs 9.7 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated October 27 · ESPN ADP updated October 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

NO 2026-27 opening schedule

80 GAMES SCHEDULED

Oct 22

IND

Oct 24

@UTAH

Oct 25

@DEN

Oct 29

DEN

Oct 30

SAC

Oct 31

ATL

Nov 3

@MEM

Nov 5

UTAH

Nov 7

MIN

Nov 9

@LAC

Nov 10

@GS

Nov 12

BKN

AJ Johnson consistency and floor

47 GAMES

Floor (p10)

6.4

Average

18.8

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered38%

Boom rate125%+ of average34%

Bust rateunder half of average53%

6.6

Season avg FPTS

10.0

Last 10 FPTS

11.2

Last 5 FPTS

Johnson vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 214 RANKED

Points3.322

Rebounds1.115

Assists1.028

Steals0.217

Blocks0.150

Minutes9.417

Fantasy PPG6.414

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Johnson fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 27.8SEASON LOW -1LAST 5 AVG 11.2

AJ Johnson game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 13	CHI	W 149-128	25	20	1	1	0	0	5	6-12	0-3	17.7
Apr 11	@SA	L 139-120	20	13	1	2	0	1	1	4-9	1-2	19.2
Apr 9	@PHX	L 112-107	17	4	1	3	1	0	0	1-11	0-3	12.7
Apr 8	@LAC	L 116-103	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	3.4
Apr 4	ORL	L 138-127	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	3.2
Apr 1	@MIL	L 123-99	16	8	2	3	1	0	0	3-8	2-3	17.9
Mar 31	MIN	L 124-94	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	2.7
Mar 28	@POR	W 100-93	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	1.5
Mar 19	ATL	L 135-120	10	3	0	2	1	1	0	1-3	0-1	12
Mar 17	@NO	L 129-111	12	4	2	1	0	1	1	2-5	0-1	9.9
Mar 13	CLE	L 138-105	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	4.7
Mar 13	@MEM	W 120-112	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Mar 8	@TOR	L 122-92	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0
Mar 7	@BOS	L 120-100	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Mar 4	@CHA	L 117-90	13	2	2	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	3.4
Mar 2	OKC	L 100-87	22	6	4	4	1	0	1	3-9	0-4	18.8
Feb 28	MEM	L 124-105	34	12	3	4	0	0	2	3-13	1-8	19.6
Feb 27	SAC	L 130-121	15	11	2	1	0	0	0	4-4	1-1	14.9
Feb 25	@BKN	W 123-114	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Feb 21	@MIN	L 122-111	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	1
Feb 13	@LAL	L 124-104	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1.2
Feb 7	@SA	L 138-125	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-4	0-2	1.5
Feb 4	NY	L 132-101	24	14	4	4	1	0	0	4-8	1-1	27.8
Feb 1	SAC	W 116-112	27	17	1	4	1	0	7	7-13	2-5	20.2
Jan 17	@SAC	L 128-115	11	4	3	0	1	0	1	2-6	0-2	9.6
Jan 15	@LAC	L 119-105	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0
Jan 12	@PHX	L 112-93	10	0	3	0	0	0	2	0-6	0-1	1.6
Jan 10	NO	L 128-107	16	6	6	1	1	0	1	3-6	0-1	16.7
Jan 8	@PHI	L 131-110	20	6	4	2	0	0	1	3-9	0-2	12.8
Jan 7	ORL	W 120-112	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1.2
Jan 4	MIN	L 141-115	13	5	2	3	1	0	1	2-5	1-2	13.9
Jan 3	BKN	W 119-99	14	3	0	1	1	0	0	1-6	1-3	7.5
Jan 1	@MIL	W 114-113	16	8	0	2	1	0	2	3-5	2-3	12
Dec 30	PHX	L 115-101	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Dec 27	TOR	W 138-117	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	-1
Dec 24	@CHA	L 126-109	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0
Dec 19	@SA	L 119-94	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	2.7
Dec 7	ATL	L 131-116	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0
Nov 29	@IND	L 119-86	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0.2
Nov 16	BKN	L 129-106	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1.2
Nov 8	CLE	L 148-115	9	4	0	2	0	0	1	1-4	0-2	6
Nov 6	@BOS	L 136-107	6	1	2	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	4.9
Nov 4	@NY	L 119-102	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0
Nov 1	ORL	L 125-94	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	3.2
Oct 31	@OKC	L 127-108	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0
Oct 26	CHA	L 139-113	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0
Oct 23	@MIL	L 133-120	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2.7

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QIs AJ Johnson a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #61 overall, #26 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should AJ Johnson be drafted in?

Middle rounds: his #61 finish makes him a solid value pick once the elite tiers are gone.

QHow many fantasy points will AJ Johnson score in 2026-27?

We project 7.8 points per game across an expected 58 games — approximately 452 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 0 and 12.7 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #59 in projected scoring.

QHow does AJ Johnson rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, AJ Johnson finished #67 in 9-cat and #64 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #61 in points formats.

QHow consistent is AJ Johnson for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 38% of games, with a floor of 0 and a ceiling of 18.8 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 34% of games and busted (under half his average) in 53%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.