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Jalen Johnson

RANK #82025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF32025-26 9-CAT #25 8-CAT #16F · Atlanta HawksAge 246' 8"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

22.5

Points / game

10.3

Rebounds

7.9

Assists

35.2

Minutes

48.9%

FG%

48.1

FPTS / game

+16.2

vs F median

TIER 3 · #8 OVERALLCore starter — #3 among forwards

Jalen Johnson is ranked #3 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. A dependable weekly starter you draft with confidence. His final five games came in 10.1 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 32.4 minutes/game over that stretch vs 34.4 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile99%

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

VALUE PICK

Jalen Johnson 2026-27 fantasy outlook

44.6Proj FPTS/G · ~3390 / 76 games

39.7–57.1Typical game · middle 50%

#9Projected rank

29.9ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #9 versus an ADP of 29.9 — the market drafts him 33 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (32.4 minutes/gm late vs 34.4 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Elite^?How we grade risk

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

Jalen Johnson consistency and floor

74 GAMES

28.2

Floor (p10)

48.1

Average

64.4

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered78%

Boom rate125%+ of average20%

Bust rateunder half of average7%

47.2

Season avg FPTS

39.7

Last 10 FPTS

38.0

Last 5 FPTS

Johnson vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points22.595

Rebounds10.399

Assists7.999

Steals1.294

Blocks0.456

Minutes35.299

Fantasy PPG48.199

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Johnson fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 88.6SEASON LOW 8.6LAST 5 AVG 38.0

Jalen Johnson game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 10	CLE	W 124-102	25	18	9	2	0	0	5	6-12	2-3	26.8
Apr 8	@CLE	L 122-116	34	12	11	6	1	0	2	4-16	0-5	35.2
Apr 6	NY	L 108-105	41	21	11	5	1	0	5	8-19	3-5	39.7
Apr 3	@BKN	W 141-107	28	18	11	5	1	0	3	6-12	1-2	38.7
Apr 1	@ORL	W 130-101	34	18	14	8	1	1	3	8-17	0-4	49.8
Mar 30	BOS	W 112-102	36	20	12	5	0	0	3	7-13	1-2	38.9
Mar 28	SAC	W 123-113	37	26	5	10	1	0	4	11-21	4-11	46
Mar 27	@BOS	L 109-102	37	29	6	6	1	1	2	9-21	5-11	49.2
Mar 25	@DET	W 130-129 OT	42	27	8	12	0	0	5	9-18	2-6	49.6
Mar 21	@HOU	L 117-95	32	14	5	3	1	0	4	6-12	2-6	23.5
Mar 19	@DAL	W 135-120	37	17	11	9	2	0	4	7-19	2-7	45.7
Mar 16	ORL	W 124-112	37	24	15	13	1	0	4	10-19	2-6	60.5
Mar 14	MIL	W 122-99	35	23	10	12	0	0	3	10-20	2-5	50
Mar 12	BKN	W 108-97	36	21	9	9	2	0	2	7-15	4-7	49.3
Mar 10	DAL	W 124-112	38	27	7	8	1	2	1	10-18	2-5	55.4
Mar 7	PHI	W 125-116	39	35	10	7	2	0	5	12-19	2-4	58.5
Mar 5	@MIL	W 131-113	34	20	5	9	2	0	3	7-17	1-2	42.5
Mar 1	POR	W 135-101	30	8	8	8	1	0	3	3-9	0-2	29.6
Feb 25	WSH	W 119-98	6	5	3	0	2	0	0	2-4	0-0	14.6
Feb 22	BKN	W 115-104	38	26	12	4	0	1	4	11-22	0-3	45.4
Feb 21	MIA	L 128-97	35	16	16	11	0	0	3	6-22	2-5	48.7
Feb 20	@PHI	W 117-107	38	32	10	5	3	1	4	9-22	0-5	59.5
Feb 16	@STRIPES	W 47-21	6	5	3	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	8.6
Feb 15	@STRIPES	L 42-40	6	5	1	1	2	0	2	2-2	1-1	11.7
Feb 12	@CHA	L 110-107	34	19	13	9	4	1	3	7-15	1-4	60.1
Feb 8	CHA	L 126-119	40	31	9	8	3	0	2	10-18	2-5	60.8
Feb 6	UTAH	W 121-119	39	22	16	15	0	2	4	9-19	0-5	65.7
Feb 4	@MIA	W 127-115	36	29	11	11	0	0	2	12-20	3-7	56.7
Feb 1	@IND	L 129-124	36	33	11	10	3	0	4	12-29	3-6	66.2
Jan 29	@BOS	W 117-106	33	19	14	7	0	0	3	6-16	3-5	43.3
Jan 26	IND	W 132-116	35	15	7	6	4	1	4	5-19	1-7	43.4
Jan 24	PHX	W 110-103	39	23	18	9	0	0	5	10-18	1-3	53.1
Jan 22	@MEM	W 124-122	39	32	15	8	1	0	4	10-21	2-6	61
Jan 19	MIL	L 112-110	40	28	16	6	0	1	2	11-24	3-6	57.2
Jan 18	BOS	L 132-106	35	12	8	5	1	0	4	4-14	2-6	28.1
Jan 16	@POR	L 117-101	38	12	11	6	0	0	6	4-9	0-3	28.2
Jan 14	@LAL	L 141-116	30	13	3	6	1	0	0	5-17	1-7	28.6
Jan 12	@GS	W 124-111	33	23	11	6	1	2	0	9-16	1-4	54.2
Jan 10	@DEN	W 110-87	35	29	9	6	1	1	2	12-18	5-6	52.8
Jan 8	NO	W 117-100	36	19	8	5	0	1	6	9-18	0-5	33.1
Jan 6	@TOR	L 118-100	37	13	14	7	1	1	6	5-15	0-4	40.3
Jan 4	@TOR	L 134-117	37	30	7	9	0	0	4	10-21	4-9	47.9
Jan 3	@NY	W 111-99	38	18	10	11	2	0	4	7-14	1-3	48.5
Dec 31	MIN	W 126-102	32	34	10	6	2	1	3	15-22	3-6	61
Dec 28	NY	L 128-125	37	20	9	12	0	2	2	7-16	1-3	52.8
Dec 27	MIA	L 126-111	38	24	9	10	1	0	4	10-17	1-6	48.8
Dec 24	CHI	L 126-123	39	24	9	10	1	2	5	11-23	1-7	53.8
Dec 21	CHI	L 152-150	36	36	11	9	0	0	2	12-20	2-6	60.7
Dec 20	SA	L 126-98	31	17	11	6	1	0	7	6-11	1-1	35.2
Dec 19	@CHA	L 133-126	39	43	11	9	1	1	4	16-27	4-9	71.7
Dec 14	PHI	W 120-117	35	12	10	12	1	1	2	5-17	0-1	46
Dec 13	@DET	L 142-115	34	19	11	12	2	0	6	7-19	1-6	50.2
Dec 7	@WSH	W 131-116	39	30	12	12	2	0	3	10-18	2-5	65.4
Dec 6	DEN	L 134-133	38	21	18	16	2	0	3	9-20	1-4	69.6
Dec 2	@DET	L 99-98	38	29	13	7	0	0	4	9-17	4-8	51.1
Nov 30	@PHI	W 142-134 2OT	45	41	14	7	1	1	6	10-21	4-8	68.3
Nov 29	CLE	W 130-123	39	29	12	12	2	0	3	9-18	3-7	64.4
Nov 26	@WSH	L 132-113	30	7	7	7	1	2	5	3-12	0-4	29.9
Nov 23	CHA	W 113-110	40	28	8	11	1	0	0	11-22	2-4	57.1
Nov 23	@NO	W 115-98	34	18	11	9	1	1	4	6-15	2-4	46.7
Nov 21	@SA	L 135-126	38	26	12	7	1	0	4	10-15	2-3	49.9
Nov 19	DET	L 120-112	39	25	8	9	3	1	4	8-18	3-8	56.1
Nov 17	@PHX	W 124-122	39	25	10	7	1	0	5	9-13	2-3	45.5
Nov 14	@UTAH	W 132-122	41	31	18	14	7	0	6	10-19	4-5	88.6
Nov 13	@SAC	W 133-100	24	24	10	8	1	0	1	9-10	2-3	50
Nov 11	@LAC	W 105-102	35	16	10	8	1	1	1	7-16	0-3	45
Nov 8	TOR	L 109-97	33	21	7	4	1	0	6	8-14	2-5	32.4
Nov 5	ORL	W 127-112	33	17	6	5	1	0	3	6-11	1-2	31.7
Nov 2	@CLE	L 117-109	35	23	13	5	1	0	4	10-16	1-2	45.1
Oct 31	@IND	W 128-108	33	22	13	8	2	1	1	9-16	0-3	57.6
Oct 29	@BKN	W 117-112	29	23	7	5	1	0	2	10-16	1-3	39.9
Oct 28	@CHI	L 128-123	32	25	6	3	3	0	1	11-18	0-3	44.7
Oct 24	@ORL	W 111-107	26	12	8	1	1	0	3	5-10	0-0	23.1
Oct 22	TOR	L 138-118	35	22	7	8	1	1	3	7-13	0-2	45.4

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QIs Jalen Johnson a good fantasy pick?

Yes. Jalen Johnson ranks #8 overall and #3 among forwards at 48.1 fantasy points per game. Core starter — #3 among forwards.

QWhat round should Jalen Johnson be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 29.9 (roughly round 3 in a 10-team league). We rank him #9, so he is a value at that price.

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

We project 44.6 points per game across an expected 76 games — approximately 3390 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 39.7 and 57.1 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #9 in projected scoring.

QHow does Jalen Johnson rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Jalen Johnson finished #25 in 9-cat and #16 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #8 in points formats. High turnovers cost him in 9-cat — he climbs to #16 when turnovers are excluded.

QHow consistent is Jalen Johnson for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 78% of games, with a floor of 28.2 and a ceiling of 64.4 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 20% of games and busted (under half his average) in 7%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.