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Herbert Jones

RANK #1782025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF642025-26 9-CAT #173 8-CAT #173F · New Orleans PelicansAge 276' 7"2025-26 season

8.9

Points / game

3.4

Rebounds

2.8

Assists

28.4

Minutes

38.3%

FG%

22.2

FPTS / game

-9.7

vs F median

TIER 6 · #178 OVERALLDepth piece — #64 among forwards

Herbert Jones is ranked #64 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 8.6 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 21 minutes/game over that stretch vs 28.4 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile58%

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

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Herbert Jones 2026-27 fantasy outlook

21.0Proj FPTS/G · ~1344 / 64 games

14.6–28Typical game · middle 50%

#202Projected rank

139.8ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #154; we rank him #202. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (21 minutes/gm late vs 28.4 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

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

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

Herbert Jones consistency and floor

56 GAMES

10.1

Floor (p10)

22.2

Average

32.6

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered70%

Boom rate125%+ of average29%

Bust rateunder half of average11%

21.9

Season avg FPTS

19.1

Last 10 FPTS

13.6

Last 5 FPTS

Jones vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points8.946

Rebounds3.436

Assists2.881

Steals1.699

Blocks0.569

Minutes28.474

Fantasy PPG22.258

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Jones fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 52.1SEASON LOW 5.7LAST 5 AVG 13.6

Herbert Jones game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 5	ORL	L 112-108	9	5	3	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	10.1
Apr 4	@SAC	L 117-113	13	3	1	1	1	0	1	1-3	1-2	7.7
Apr 3	@POR	L 118-106	26	9	4	3	0	0	4	3-9	2-5	14.3
Mar 29	HOU	L 134-102	30	10	3	2	0	0	2	3-10	2-6	14.6
Mar 28	@TOR	L 119-106	27	2	2	2	3	2	1	1-8	0-4	21.4
Mar 26	@DET	L 129-108	27	11	0	4	0	1	0	4-10	3-6	20
Mar 24	@NY	L 121-116	37	13	2	6	0	1	1	6-8	1-2	26.4
Mar 21	CLE	L 111-106	31	12	3	3	1	1	0	4-12	4-11	26.1
Mar 20	LAC	W 105-99	30	11	3	2	2	0	1	4-11	3-7	22.6
Mar 19	LAC	W 124-109	26	7	3	3	5	0	2	2-4	1-2	28.1
Mar 17	DAL	W 129-111	29	10	3	4	0	2	1	4-9	1-3	24.6
Mar 14	@HOU	L 107-105	35	8	9	3	3	0	2	2-12	1-7	30.3
Mar 12	TOR	W 122-111	36	16	2	1	1	0	1	6-9	4-6	21.9
Mar 8	WSH	W 138-118	17	4	2	0	3	0	2	2-6	0-1	13.4
Mar 7	@PHX	L 118-116	31	14	2	4	2	1	1	6-11	2-5	30.4
Mar 6	@SAC	W 133-123	24	12	3	2	1	0	2	4-12	2-9	19.6
Mar 4	@LAL	L 110-101	33	2	6	5	4	0	1	1-7	0-4	27.7
Mar 2	@LAC	L 137-117	21	2	4	0	0	0	0	1-6	0-3	6.8
Mar 1	@UTAH	W 115-105	36	17	8	7	0	1	2	7-16	3-8	38.1
Feb 27	@UTAH	W 129-118	26	8	1	6	3	0	2	2-4	2-3	25.2
Feb 25	GS	W 113-109	31	5	3	3	5	1	0	1-8	1-7	31.1
Feb 22	PHI	W 126-111	32	14	1	3	1	1	2	5-11	2-5	23.7
Feb 21	MIL	L 139-118	32	8	4	3	0	0	1	3-10	0-6	16.3
Feb 12	MIA	L 123-111	33	7	4	2	2	1	4	3-6	1-3	19.8
Feb 10	SAC	W 120-94	30	8	4	6	0	1	1	3-11	2-9	23.8
Feb 7	@MIN	W 119-115	23	2	4	5	3	0	4	1-4	0-3	19.3
Feb 5	@MIL	L 141-137 OT	36	7	2	2	2	0	0	2-6	1-4	18.4
Feb 2	@CHA	L 102-95	36	12	7	2	1	1	0	4-9	4-7	29.4
Feb 1	@PHI	L 124-114	31	5	1	5	0	0	1	2-5	1-3	12.7
Jan 31	MEM	W 114-106	30	16	4	1	3	0	2	7-9	1-3	29.3
Jan 28	@OKC	L 104-95	27	9	5	5	2	2	0	3-12	1-9	34.5
Jan 26	@SA	W 104-95	28	9	3	2	0	2	0	4-10	1-4	21.6
Jan 24	@MEM	W 133-127	25	0	0	5	2	2	2	0-3	0-3	17.5
Jan 7	LAL	L 111-103	35	3	3	0	1	0	1	1-9	1-6	8.6
Dec 23	DAL	W 119-113	22	9	2	4	1	0	1	4-7	1-2	19.4
Dec 21	IND	W 128-109	12	5	3	3	1	0	0	2-6	1-2	16.1
Dec 19	HOU	W 133-128 OT	38	18	3	3	8	1	1	7-14	2-6	52.1
Dec 15	@CHI	W 114-104	20	10	2	1	0	0	1	3-8	2-7	12.9
Dec 12	POR	W 143-120	14	4	5	0	0	1	0	2-8	0-1	13
Dec 9	SA	L 135-132	26	17	6	4	4	1	0	6-10	0-3	45.2
Nov 22	@DAL	L 118-115	32	7	9	2	2	1	1	3-10	1-3	28.8
Nov 20	DEN	L 125-118	29	9	2	3	2	0	0	3-8	1-4	21.9
Nov 18	OKC	L 126-109	26	5	2	1	1	0	4	1-8	1-3	7.9
Nov 17	GS	L 124-106	29	6	2	1	2	0	2	2-7	0-3	13.9
Nov 15	LAL	L 118-104	34	13	5	3	1	1	2	4-14	1-8	27.5
Nov 13	POR	L 125-117	34	11	1	3	1	0	1	4-9	2-5	18.7
Nov 11	@PHX	L 121-98	29	7	2	4	1	0	1	3-7	1-3	17.4
Nov 9	@SA	L 126-119	38	15	3	4	3	0	1	6-11	3-7	32.6
Nov 6	@DAL	W 101-99	35	12	5	2	2	1	2	6-10	0-2	28
Nov 5	CHA	W 116-112	36	11	5	1	1	0	2	4-9	3-5	19.5
Nov 2	@OKC	L 137-106	24	12	1	3	2	0	0	4-6	3-4	23.7
Nov 1	@LAC	L 126-124	30	11	4	4	1	0	2	4-5	3-4	22.8
Oct 30	@DEN	L 122-88	21	5	1	1	0	0	2	2-7	1-4	5.7
Oct 28	BOS	L 122-90	23	11	2	0	0	0	2	3-8	2-4	11.4
Oct 25	SA	L 120-116 OT	28	0	7	2	1	0	2	0-8	0-5	12.4
Oct 23	@MEM	L 128-122	36	17	9	3	3	1	2	6-14	3-5	42.3

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QIs Herbert Jones a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #178 overall, #64 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Herbert Jones be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.8 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #202, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Herbert Jones score in 2026-27?

We project 21 points per game across an expected 64 games — approximately 1344 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 14.6 and 28 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #202 in projected scoring.

QHow does Herbert Jones rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Herbert Jones finished #173 in 9-cat and #173 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #178 in points formats.

QHow consistent is Herbert Jones for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 70% of games, with a floor of 10.1 and a ceiling of 32.6 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 29% of games and busted (under half his average) in 11%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.