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Elijah Harkless

RANK #272025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEG142025-26 9-CAT #33 8-CAT #31G · Detroit PistonsAge 266' 3"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

6.8

Points / game

2.0

Rebounds

2.9

Assists

21.0

Minutes

33.5%

FG%

16.8

FPTS / game

+0.0

vs G median

TIER 6 · #27 OVERALLDepth piece — #14 among guards

Elijah Harkless is ranked #14 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 — 11.2 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 33.2 minutes/game vs 21 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile54%

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

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Elijah Harkless 2026-27 fantasy outlook

20.0Proj FPTS/G · ~860 / 43 games

6.6–26.6Typical game · middle 50%

#23Projected rank

—ADP (ESPN drafts)

No live market price for him yet — we rank him #23. Projection drivers: growing workload (33.2 minutes/gm late vs 21 season), steady 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

DET 2026-27 opening schedule

80 GAMES SCHEDULED

Oct 20

BOS

Oct 24

@MIA

Oct 25

@PHI

Oct 28

@NY

Oct 28

CHA

Oct 30

@BKN

Nov 3

@CHA

Nov 5

PHI

Nov 8

LAL

Nov 10

WSH

Nov 13

@WSH

Nov 15

@MIA

Elijah Harkless consistency and floor

26 GAMES

4.2

Floor (p10)

16.8

Average

36.6

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered46%

Boom rate125%+ of average38%

Bust rateunder half of average35%

16.9

Season avg FPTS

25.7

Last 10 FPTS

27.9

Last 5 FPTS

Harkless vs other guards

PERCENTILE · 214 RANKED

Points6.842

Rebounds2.043

Assists2.962

Steals1.273

Blocks0.257

Minutes21.050

Fantasy PPG16.849

Percentile among all ranked NBA guards · 99 = best

Harkless fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 43.3SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 28.0

Elijah Harkless game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Mar 29	@PHX	L 134-109	27	4	5	5	0	0	0	1-6	0-3	17.5
Mar 28	@DEN	L 135-129	41	11	4	2	2	2	1	4-16	2-9	29.8
Mar 26	WSH	L 133-110	30	10	3	6	2	0	2	4-12	1-4	26.6
Mar 24	TOR	L 143-127	32	9	2	4	2	0	1	2-7	0-4	22.4
Mar 22	PHI	L 126-116	36	15	4	5	5	1	2	6-13	1-5	43.3
Mar 20	MIL	W 128-96	34	23	2	10	0	0	1	7-14	4-10	39.4
Mar 19	@MIN	L 147-111	20	8	6	3	2	0	2	3-9	1-4	23.7
Mar 16	@SAC	L 116-111	40	13	1	4	1	1	2	4-10	2-7	24.2
Mar 14	@POR	L 124-114	30	10	4	2	2	0	3	2-8	2-7	20.8
Mar 12	NY	L 134-117	20	5	0	0	1	1	2	1-6	1-4	9
Mar 10	GS	W 119-116	24	16	2	6	1	0	2	4-10	1-4	28.4
Mar 8	@MIL	L 113-99	16	5	2	2	0	0	2	2-7	1-4	8.4
Mar 6	@WSH	W 122-112	12	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	4.2
Mar 5	@PHI	L 106-102	20	3	3	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-3	6.6
Mar 3	DEN	L 128-125	27	2	0	3	2	0	0	0-5	0-4	12.5
Mar 1	NO	L 115-105	28	14	3	5	1	0	0	5-9	2-4	28.1
Feb 27	NO	L 129-118	21	11	3	6	4	1	2	3-6	0-1	36.6
Feb 24	@HOU	L 125-105	14	0	0	4	2	0	0	0-3	0-2	12
Feb 21	@MEM	L 123-114	7	2	2	1	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	4.9
Nov 19	@LAL	L 140-126	3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	8.5
Nov 12	IND	W 152-128	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Nov 8	@MIN	L 137-97	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2.2
Nov 6	@DET	L 114-103	10	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	4.2
Nov 4	@BOS	W 105-103	21	3	1	2	1	0	3	1-4	0-2	7.2
Nov 1	@PHX	L 118-96	12	5	0	1	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	6.5
Oct 30	POR	L 136-134	12	1	3	1	2	0	0	0-1	0-1	12.1

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QIs Elijah Harkless a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #27 overall, #14 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Elijah Harkless be drafted in?

Rounds 2-3 in most formats, based on his #27 overall finish.

QHow many fantasy points will Elijah Harkless score in 2026-27?

We project 20 points per game across an expected 43 games — approximately 860 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 6.6 and 26.6 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #23 in projected scoring.

QHow does Elijah Harkless rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Elijah Harkless finished #33 in 9-cat and #31 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #27 in points formats.

QHow consistent is Elijah Harkless for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 46% of games, with a floor of 4.2 and a ceiling of 36.6 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 38% of games and busted (under half his average) in 35%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.