John Collins
John Collins is ranked #48 among 28 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
John Collins 2026-27 fantasy outlook
The market drafts him around #102; we rank him #141. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (22 minutes/gm late vs 27 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.
DET 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDJohn Collins consistency and floor
3 GAMESCollins vs other forwards
PERCENTILE · 158 RANKEDCollins fantasy points, last 3 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTJohn Collins game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | @PHI | W 106-93 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 33.2 |
| Oct 24 | @MIA | W 128-111 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 5-6 | 31.9 |
| Oct 20 | BOS | W 121-113 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 19.5 |
More on Collins and the F board
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #142 overall, #48 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 116.6 (roughly round 12 in a 10-team league). We rank him #141, so he is priced above our projection.
We project 25.3 points per game across an expected 74 games — approximately 1872 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 19.4 and 30.9 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #141 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, John Collins finished #99 in 9-cat and #111 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #142 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 77% of games, with a floor of 14.6 and a ceiling of 36.8 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 24% of games and busted (under half his average) in 7%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.