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John Collins

RANK #1422025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF482025-26 9-CAT #97 8-CAT #111F · Detroit PistonsAge 286' 9"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

13.6

Points / game

5.3

Rebounds

1.0

Assists

27.1

Minutes

55.2%

FG%

24.9

FPTS / game

-7.0

vs F median

TIER 6 · #142 OVERALLDepth piece — #48 among forwards

John Collins is ranked #48 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 1.4 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 22 minutes/game over that stretch vs 27 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile68%

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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John Collins 2026-27 fantasy outlook

25.3Proj FPTS/G · ~1872 / 74 games

19.4–30.9Typical game · middle 50%

#141Projected rank

113.4ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #89; 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.

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

John Collins consistency and floor

70 GAMES

14.6

Floor (p10)

24.9

Average

36.8

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered77%

Boom rate125%+ of average24%

Bust rateunder half of average7%

24.9

Season avg FPTS

25.9

Last 10 FPTS

23.4

Last 5 FPTS

Collins vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points13.671

Rebounds5.372

Assists1.030

Steals0.977

Blocks0.784

Minutes27.167

Fantasy PPG24.968

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Collins fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 56.9SEASON LOW 3.4LAST 5 AVG 23.5

John Collins game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 16	GS	L 126-121	21	11	9	0	2	1	3	5-8	1-3	27.8
Apr 13	GS	W 115-110	21	18	9	0	0	0	1	8-12	0-2	27.8
Apr 11	@POR	L 116-97	13	0	2	0	0	1	2	0-3	0-1	3.4
Apr 9	OKC	L 128-110	27	12	9	3	3	0	3	5-11	1-3	33.3
Apr 8	DAL	W 116-103	28	12	7	1	0	2	3	5-11	1-5	24.9
Apr 6	@SAC	W 138-109	24	25	4	2	2	0	2	9-20	4-6	36.8
Apr 3	SA	L 118-99	25	15	6	0	0	0	1	6-8	0-0	21.2
Apr 1	POR	L 114-104	31	17	6	1	2	0	0	7-8	3-3	31.7
Mar 29	@MIL	W 127-113	35	22	3	3	0	1	1	9-13	0-2	32.1
Mar 27	@IND	W 114-113	20	5	6	1	2	0	0	2-6	1-1	19.7
Mar 26	TOR	W 119-94	22	0	5	0	1	0	1	0-2	0-1	8
Mar 22	@DAL	W 138-131 OT	29	8	3	0	1	2	1	3-7	1-5	19.6
Mar 20	@NO	L 105-99	28	18	8	1	1	0	3	7-14	3-8	29.1
Mar 19	@NO	L 124-109	24	18	7	2	0	1	1	6-11	0-3	31.4
Mar 17	SA	L 119-115	26	11	9	4	1	0	1	4-8	0-1	29.8
Mar 15	SAC	L 118-109	20	10	3	0	2	1	1	2-5	1-3	21.6
Mar 2	NO	W 137-117	25	15	7	1	2	0	2	5-14	1-4	28.9
Feb 21	@LAL	L 125-122	16	12	1	0	1	0	2	5-8	1-2	14.2
Feb 20	DEN	W 115-114	32	11	12	4	1	3	2	5-10	1-4	41.4
Feb 12	@HOU	W 105-102	35	12	6	1	1	0	1	6-11	0-2	22.7
Feb 11	@HOU	L 102-95	31	17	8	1	0	0	1	8-14	0-2	27.1
Feb 8	@MIN	W 115-96	29	15	4	0	1	1	3	6-9	3-3	22.8
Feb 7	@SAC	W 114-111	34	22	7	1	0	2	1	8-12	1-1	36.9
Feb 5	CLE	L 124-91	27	19	7	0	0	0	1	8-11	0-1	26.4
Feb 3	PHI	L 128-113	32	15	7	2	0	0	2	6-11	2-5	24.4
Feb 2	@PHX	W 117-93	28	16	9	2	0	0	0	6-10	1-3	29.8
Jan 31	@DEN	L 122-109	31	18	6	4	1	1	0	7-11	4-7	37.2
Jan 28	@UTAH	W 115-103	23	11	2	1	0	0	2	4-9	2-5	12.9
Jan 26	BKN	W 126-89	26	18	5	1	3	0	1	7-14	2-5	33.5
Jan 23	LAL	W 112-104	33	13	5	1	0	0	1	5-7	1-3	19.5
Jan 21	@CHI	L 138-110	24	23	0	1	0	0	0	9-12	5-6	24.5
Jan 19	@WSH	W 110-106	26	11	4	0	1	1	1	5-7	1-3	20.8
Jan 13	CHA	W 117-109	30	3	5	1	0	0	1	1-4	1-2	9.5
Jan 11	@DET	W 98-92	37	25	7	1	4	4	2	9-14	5-8	56.9
Jan 10	@BKN	W 121-105	26	16	4	0	0	3	1	7-9	2-2	28.8
Jan 8	@NY	L 123-111	33	18	10	0	1	0	1	7-9	3-5	32
Jan 6	GS	W 103-102	39	18	4	1	0	4	3	7-12	3-5	33.3
Jan 4	BOS	L 146-115	29	22	2	0	0	0	0	9-10	3-3	24.4
Jan 2	UTAH	W 118-101	20	8	11	0	2	1	1	2-3	0-1	29.2
Dec 31	SAC	W 131-90	22	16	5	1	1	3	0	6-9	2-4	35.5
Dec 27	@POR	W 119-103	19	8	3	1	0	0	2	2-3	2-3	11.1
Dec 24	HOU	W 128-108	29	13	5	5	2	2	0	5-8	3-3	38.5
Dec 21	LAL	W 103-88	32	17	12	1	2	2	2	7-10	2-3	42.9
Dec 19	@OKC	L 122-101	28	20	4	2	1	0	2	7-13	1-4	28.8
Dec 16	MEM	L 121-103	26	10	2	1	0	1	2	5-10	0-2	14.9
Dec 12	@HOU	L 115-113	24	9	0	2	2	0	2	3-7	0-3	16
Dec 7	@MIN	L 109-106	30	12	2	0	1	0	0	5-7	2-3	17.4
Dec 6	@MEM	L 107-98	25	16	2	2	1	0	3	6-14	2-8	21.4
Dec 4	@ATL	W 115-92	32	15	9	1	2	1	1	6-13	0-3	35.3
Dec 2	@MIA	L 140-123	25	10	6	2	1	0	0	4-12	0-3	23.2
Nov 30	DAL	L 114-110	36	21	4	1	0	3	1	9-10	1-2	35.3
Nov 29	MEM	L 112-107	33	10	7	0	0	1	1	4-12	0-4	20.4
Nov 26	@LAL	L 135-118	34	18	5	1	0	0	1	6-8	4-6	24.5
Nov 23	@CLE	L 120-105	30	5	3	0	0	2	0	1-6	0-1	14.6
Nov 22	@CHA	W 131-116	26	10	7	0	1	0	0	4-10	1-4	21.4
Nov 21	@ORL	L 129-101	25	9	4	0	1	1	1	4-8	0-1	18.8
Nov 18	@PHI	L 110-108	27	11	7	0	0	0	1	3-8	0-0	18.4
Nov 16	@BOS	L 121-118	30	17	2	0	0	0	0	8-13	1-4	19.4
Nov 15	@DAL	W 133-127 2OT	24	8	3	0	2	0	3	3-8	0-3	14.6
Nov 13	DEN	L 130-116	21	2	4	0	0	2	2	1-6	0-1	10.8
Nov 11	ATL	L 105-102	31	9	7	0	1	1	0	3-11	1-6	23.4
Nov 9	PHX	L 114-103	28	19	4	2	1	0	0	8-12	2-3	29.8
Nov 7	@PHX	L 115-102	23	13	4	1	1	1	4	5-11	2-3	21.3
Nov 5	OKC	L 126-107	25	17	4	1	1	0	5	5-8	1-2	21.3
Nov 4	MIA	L 120-119	25	12	3	0	0	0	1	5-11	2-5	14.6
Nov 1	NO	W 126-124	19	14	3	1	0	0	1	6-10	1-3	18.1
Oct 29	@GS	L 98-79	23	5	7	0	1	1	2	2-6	0-2	17.4
Oct 27	POR	W 114-107	26	16	6	1	2	0	4	7-8	1-1	26.7
Oct 25	PHX	W 129-102	24	10	6	2	2	0	2	3-5	0-1	24.2
Oct 23	@UTAH	L 129-108	28	14	7	1	1	2	2	6-12	1-2	30.9

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QIs John Collins a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #142 overall, #48 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should John Collins be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 113.4 (roughly round 12 in a 10-team league). We rank him #141, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will John Collins score in 2026-27?

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.

QHow does John Collins rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, John Collins finished #97 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.

QHow consistent is John Collins for fantasy?

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.