Jayson Tatum is expected to put up big fantasy numbers with the Boston Celtics in his first full season back from injury.
The 2026-27 fantasy basketball draft season is here. Soon enough, the points and categories won will start to count. It’s the perfect time to study our 9-category small forward rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Fantasy Basketball analyst Dan Titus.
Some of the game’s most exciting stars have small forward eligibility on Yahoo, so you can find some serious stat-stuffers at the position. Dan’s overall small forward list is in the table below, and be sure to save and bookmark this page as it’ll be the living, breathing, updating hub for Dan’s SF rankings for 9-category drafts.
Small Forward Draft Rankings (9-Category)
| Rank | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Anthony Edwards
|
PG, SF, SG | MIN |
| 2 |
Jayson Tatum
|
SF, PF | BOS |
| 3 |
Cooper Flagg
|
PF, SF, SG | DAL |
| 4 |
Jalen Johnson
|
PF, SF | ATL |
| 5 |
Kevin Durant
|
PF, SF, SG | HOU |
| 6 |
Scottie Barnes
|
C, PF, SF, SG | TOR |
| 7 |
Austin Reaves
|
PG, SF, SG | LAL |
| 8 |
Josh Giddey
|
PG, SG, SF | CHI |
| 9 |
Trey Murphy III
|
PF, SF, SG | NOP |
| 10 |
Amen Thompson
|
PG, SF, SG | HOU |
| 11 |
Brandon Miller
|
PF, SF, SG | CHA |
| 12 |
Lauri Markkanen
|
SF, PF | UTA |
| 13 |
Desmond Bane
|
SG, SF | ORL |
| 14 |
Kawhi Leonard
|
PF, SF, SG | TOR |
| 15 |
Jalen Williams
|
PF, SF, SG | OKC |
| 16 |
LeBron James
|
SF, PF | PHI |
| 17 |
Jaylen Brown
|
PF, SF, SG | PHI |
| 18 |
Deni Avdija
|
PF, SF, SG | POR |
| 19 |
Michael Porter Jr.
|
SF, PF | BKN |
| 20 |
OG Anunoby
|
SF, PF | NYK |
| 21 |
Franz Wagner
|
PF, SF | ORL |
| 22 |
Pascal Siakam
|
C, PF, SF | IND |
| 23 |
Paolo Banchero
|
PF, SF | ORL |
| 24 |
Kon Knueppel
|
SF, SG | CHA |
| 25 |
Mikal Bridges
|
PF, SF, SG | NYK |
| 26 |
Brandon Ingram
|
SG, SF, PF | LAC |
| 27 |
Paul George
|
PF, SF | BOS |
| 28 |
Dyson Daniels
|
PG, SF, SG | ATL |
| 29 |
Ausar Thompson
|
PF, SF, SG | DET |
| 30 |
Jaden McDaniels
|
PF, SF | MIN |
| 31 |
Matas Buzelis
|
SF, PF | CHI |
| 32 |
Josh Hart
|
SF, SG | NYK |
| 33 |
Norman Powell
|
SG, SF | CHI |
| 34 |
Cedric Coward
|
SF, SG | MEM |
| 35 |
Andrew Wiggins
|
PF, SF, SG | MIA |
| 36 |
Caleb Wilson
|
PF, SF | CHI |
| 37 |
Miles Bridges
|
SF, PF | PHX |
| 38 |
AJ Dybantsa
|
SF | WAS |
| 39 |
Peyton Watson
|
SF, PF | CLE |
| 40 |
Keegan Murray
|
SF, PF | SAC |
| 41 |
Zach LaVine
|
PG, SF, SG | SAC |
| 42 |
Ayo Dosunmu
|
PG, SF, SG | MIN |
| 43 |
Quentin Grimes
|
SG, SF | LAL |
| 44 |
Rui Hachimura
|
SF, PF | LAC |
| 45 |
Herbert Jones
|
PF, SF, SG | NOP |
| 46 |
Cason Wallace
|
PG, SF, SG | OKC |
| 47 |
Anthony Black
|
PG, SG, SF | ORL |
| 48 |
DeMar DeRozan
|
PF, SF | DEN |
| 49 |
RJ Barrett
|
PF, SF, SG | TOR |
| 50 |
Yaxel Lendeborg
|
PF, SF | GSW |
