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Jaxson Hayes

RANK #2592025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEC452025-26 9-CAT #226 8-CAT #251C · Utah JazzAge 267' 0"2025-26 season

7.5

Points / game

4.1

Rebounds

0.9

Assists

18.3

Minutes

75.6%

FG%

16.9

FPTS / game

-15.5

vs C median

TIER 6 · #259 OVERALLDepth piece — #45 among centers

Jaxson Hayes is ranked #45 among 58 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 8.2 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 22.6 minutes/game vs 18.3 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile24%

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

Jaxson Hayes 2026-27 fantasy outlook

20.1Proj FPTS/G · ~1427 / 71 games

10.6–21.4Typical game · middle 50%

#223Projected rank

139.9ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #223 versus an ADP of 139.9 — the market drafts him 71 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: growing workload (22.6 minutes/gm late vs 18.3 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Medium^?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

Jaxson Hayes consistency and floor

66 GAMES

7.6

Floor (p10)

16.9

Average

27.8

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered64%

Boom rate125%+ of average26%

Bust rateunder half of average14%

17.0

Season avg FPTS

25.9

Last 10 FPTS

25.0

Last 5 FPTS

Hayes vs other centers

PERCENTILE · 58 RANKED

Points7.534

Rebounds4.121

Assists0.926

Steals0.422

Blocks0.850

Minutes18.328

Fantasy PPG16.924

Percentile among all ranked NBA centers · 99 = best

Hayes fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 46.5SEASON LOW 2.2LAST 5 AVG 25.1

Jaxson Hayes game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 5	@DAL	L 134-128	27	23	4	2	0	0	3	8-10	0-0	27.8
Apr 3	@OKC	L 139-96	21	12	1	1	0	0	1	3-3	0-0	13.7
Apr 1	CLE	W 127-113	19	4	3	1	2	0	0	2-4	0-0	15.1
Mar 31	WSH	W 120-101	20	19	7	0	0	2	0	8-8	1-1	33.4
Mar 28	BKN	W 116-99	26	10	8	1	0	5	1	2-3	0-0	35.1
Mar 25	@IND	W 137-130	36	21	10	1	2	2	0	9-11	0-0	46.5
Mar 23	@DET	L 113-110	21	11	3	1	2	4	1	5-5	0-0	33.1
Mar 21	@ORL	W 105-104	19	8	7	0	0	3	0	3-3	0-0	25.4
Mar 20	@MIA	W 134-126	19	6	5	1	0	2	0	2-6	0-0	19.5
Mar 19	@HOU	W 124-116	14	1	3	1	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	9.1
Mar 17	@HOU	W 100-92	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	3
Mar 15	DEN	W 127-125 OT	21	5	4	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	12.8
Mar 8	NY	W 110-97	17	5	4	0	1	0	1	0-3	0-0	11.8
Mar 7	IND	W 128-117	25	9	4	2	1	0	0	3-6	0-0	19.8
Mar 6	@DEN	L 120-113	27	19	5	2	0	0	0	8-10	0-0	28
Mar 4	NO	W 110-101	23	8	6	1	0	2	0	3-4	0-0	22.7
Mar 2	SAC	W 128-104	13	4	5	1	0	1	0	2-2	0-0	14.5
Mar 1	@GS	W 129-101	15	6	5	0	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	12
Feb 27	@PHX	L 113-110	21	6	8	1	0	1	0	2-3	0-0	20.1
Feb 22	BOS	L 111-89	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	3.2
Feb 21	LAC	W 125-122	11	8	3	0	0	1	0	4-5	0-0	14.6
Feb 13	DAL	W 124-104	34	16	7	4	3	1	1	8-10	0-0	41.4
Feb 11	SA	L 136-108	17	13	4	3	0	0	2	6-7	1-1	20.3
Feb 10	OKC	L 119-110	14	12	4	1	0	0	1	5-8	0-0	17.3
Feb 8	GS	W 105-99	20	6	4	1	1	1	0	3-4	0-0	18.3
Feb 4	@BKN	W 125-109	15	9	1	2	1	0	0	3-3	0-0	16.2
Feb 2	@NY	L 112-100	12	2	2	0	0	2	0	1-2	0-0	10.4
Jan 31	@WSH	W 142-111	14	10	3	1	1	0	0	4-5	0-0	18.1
Jan 29	@CLE	L 129-99	18	7	5	1	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	14.5
Jan 27	@CHI	W 129-118	23	8	4	1	1	2	0	3-4	0-0	23.3
Jan 25	@DAL	W 116-110	15	6	1	1	0	1	0	3-3	0-0	11.7
Jan 23	@LAC	L 112-104	17	6	2	0	0	1	1	3-4	0-0	10.4
Jan 21	@DEN	W 115-107	23	9	5	0	0	2	0	4-5	0-0	21
Jan 19	TOR	W 110-93	13	3	5	0	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	7
Jan 13	@SAC	L 124-112	19	12	5	1	0	0	0	5-6	0-0	19.5
Jan 10	MIL	L 105-101	24	6	2	1	0	0	1	3-6	0-0	8.9
Jan 8	@SA	L 107-91	18	10	7	0	0	0	0	4-4	0-0	18.4
Jan 7	@NO	W 111-103	16	2	3	0	1	1	2	1-2	0-0	9.6
Jan 5	MEM	W 120-114	14	1	6	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	8.2
Jan 3	MEM	W 128-121	23	12	2	0	2	1	0	5-6	0-0	23.4
Dec 31	DET	L 128-106	18	13	2	2	1	0	0	5-5	0-0	21.4
Dec 24	@PHX	L 132-108	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	2.2
Dec 21	@LAC	L 103-88	31	8	5	2	1	0	1	3-4	0-0	19
Dec 19	@UTAH	W 143-135	22	16	3	0	0	0	1	7-7	0-0	18.6
Dec 15	@PHX	W 116-114	18	12	9	2	0	0	2	4-4	0-0	23.8
Dec 11	SA	L 132-119	12	2	3	0	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	8.6
Dec 8	@PHI	W 112-108	17	3	5	0	0	3	0	1-1	0-0	18
Dec 6	@BOS	L 126-105	14	3	4	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	10.8
Dec 5	@TOR	W 123-120	16	4	4	0	0	3	0	2-5	0-0	17.8
Dec 2	PHX	L 125-108	14	6	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	8.4
Dec 1	NO	W 133-121	21	8	6	2	0	2	0	4-4	0-0	24.2
Nov 29	DAL	W 129-119	12	6	2	1	0	1	1	3-4	0-0	11.9
Nov 26	LAC	W 135-118	30	8	4	3	1	1	1	3-4	0-0	22.3
Nov 24	@UTAH	W 108-106	18	5	4	1	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	10.3
Nov 19	UTAH	W 140-126	15	8	3	0	1	0	0	3-3	0-0	14.6
Nov 16	@MIL	W 119-95	17	10	6	1	2	0	2	3-4	0-0	22.7
Nov 15	@NO	W 118-104	12	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	7.1
Nov 13	@OKC	L 121-92	14	2	2	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	3.4
Nov 11	@CHA	W 121-111	15	2	5	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	11
Nov 9	@ATL	L 122-102	17	4	3	0	0	1	0	2-4	0-0	10.6
Nov 6	SA	W 118-116	15	9	4	1	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	15.3
Nov 4	@POR	W 123-115	13	4	3	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	7.6
Nov 3	MIA	W 130-120	32	15	5	1	1	1	1	7-7	1-1	27.5
Nov 1	@MEM	W 117-112	23	2	7	5	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	20.9
Oct 30	@MIN	W 116-115	13	2	2	3	1	1	1	1-2	0-0	13.9
Oct 22	GS	L 119-109	14	4	6	1	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	11.7

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QIs Jaxson Hayes a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #259 overall, #45 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Jaxson Hayes be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.9 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #223, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Jaxson Hayes score in 2026-27?

We project 20.1 points per game across an expected 71 games — approximately 1427 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 10.6 and 21.4 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #223 in projected scoring.

QHow does Jaxson Hayes rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Jaxson Hayes finished #226 in 9-cat and #251 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #259 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Jaxson Hayes for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 64% of games, with a floor of 7.6 and a ceiling of 27.8 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 26% of games and busted (under half his average) in 14%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.