2027 NBA Draft Forwards
Updated October 17, 2026. No. 1 among forwards is Virginia forward Thijs De Ridder, who 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists a game last season. Flory Bidunga of Louisville is next.
Top 31 forwards
Updated October 17, 2026. Grades on 2025-26 production.
| Rk | Prospect | School | 2025-26 line | Grade | Mock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thijs De Ridder F6' 9", 238 lbsSODraft-eligible if he declares | Virginia | 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists a game | 93.4 | 4th |
| 2 | Flory Bidunga F6' 9", 235 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Louisville stats at Kansas | 13.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game | 92.8 | 5th |
| 3 | JT Toppin F6' 9", 230 lbsSR | Texas Tech | 21.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists a game | 90.6 | 9th |
| 4 | Tomislav Buljan F6' 9", 250 lbsSODraft-eligible if he declares | Maryland stats at New Mexico | 12.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game | 90.6 | 10th |
| 5 | David Mirkovic F6' 9", 250 lbsSODraft-eligible if he declares | Illinois | 13.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists a game | 89.4 | 11th |
| 6 | Aiden Sherrell F7' 0", 250 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Indiana stats at Alabama | 11.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game | 88.5 | 16th |
| 7 | Pharrel Payne F6' 9", 250 lbsSR | Maryland | 17.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists a game | 88.1 | 19th |
| 8 | Malik Reneau F6' 9", 235 lbsSR | Miami | 18.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game | 87.1 | 20th |
| 9 | David Punch F6' 7", 245 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | Texas stats at TCU | 14.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists a game | 86.8 | 21st |
| 10 | Nolan Winter F7' 0", 235 lbsSR | Wisconsin | 13.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game | 86.0 | 22nd |
| 11 | Jaxon Kohler F6' 10", 245 lbsSR | BYU stats at Michigan State | 12.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game | 85.6 | 23rd |
| 12 | Duke Brennan F6' 10", 260 lbsSR | Oklahoma stats at Villanova | 12.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game | 84.2 | 24th |
| 13 | Keyshawn Hall F6' 6", 235 lbsSR | St. John's stats at Auburn | 19.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists a game | 84.2 | 26th |
| 14 | Pryce Sandfort F6' 7", 218 lbsSR | Nebraska | 17.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game | 84.2 | 27th |
| 15 | Donnie Freeman F6' 9", 205 lbsJRDraft-eligible if he declares | St. John's stats at Syracuse | 16.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game | 84.1 | 28th |
| 16 | Milan Momcilovic F6' 9", 220 lbsSR | Kentucky stats at Iowa State | 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists a game | 84.1 | 29th |
| 17 | Elijah Price F6' 9", 205 lbsSODraft-eligible if he declares | Nevada | 12.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game | 83.6 | 30th |
| 18 | Thomas Haugh F6' 9", 215 lbsSR | Florida | 17.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game | 82.9 | Round 2+ |
| 19 | Braden Huff F6' 10", 250 lbsSR | Gonzaga | 17.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game | 82.4 | Round 2+ |
| 20 | Amani Hansberry F6' 8", 240 lbsSR | Virginia Tech | 14.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists a game | 82.3 | Round 2+ |
| 21 | Ven-Allen Lubin F6' 9", 235 lbsSR | NC State | 13.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists a game | 82.1 | Round 2+ |
| 22 | Parsa Fallah F6' 10", 250 lbsSR | Oklahoma State | 14.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists a game | 81.9 | Round 2+ |
| 23 | Xavier Edmonds F6' 8", 252 lbsSR | TCU | 12.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists a game | 81.8 | Round 2+ |
| 24 | Timo George F6' 8", 245 lbsSODraft-eligible if he declares | Portland | 12.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists a game | 81.4 | Round 2+ |
| 25 | Alex Condon F6' 11", 236 lbsSR | Florida | 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists a game | 80.2 | Round 2+ |
| 26 | Mike Nwoko F6' 10", 260 lbsSR | Xavier stats at LSU | 13.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists a game | 80.2 | Round 2+ |
| 27 | Kwame Evans Jr. F6' 10", 220 lbsSR | Villanova stats at Oregon | 13.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game | 79.2 | Round 2+ |
| 28 | Paulius Murauskas F6' 8", 235 lbsSR | Arizona State stats at Saint Mary's | 18.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists a game | 78.8 | Round 2+ |
| 29 | Sananda Fru F6' 11", 250 lbsSR | Marquette stats at Louisville | 9.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists a game | 78.0 | Round 2+ |
| 30 | J.P. Estrella F6' 11", 240 lbsSR | Michigan stats at Tennessee | 10.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists a game | 76.8 | Round 2+ |
| 31 | Keanu Dawes F6' 9", 225 lbsSR | Kansas stats at Utah | 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists a game | 76.7 | Round 2+ |
How the board is graded
The Parlae Desk's mock draft: our projection, updated every Tuesday.
- Until each team has played five games, the order is last season's final records, worst first; the lottery then reshuffles the top four.
- Each team's needs come from its own numbers: what its top two guards, forwards and centers produced last season, and the age of its best player at each spot.
- The board grades college players in the nine biggest conferences on last season's production at their position, with credit for youth, for size at the position and for a power conference schedule.
- Freshmen join the board once they have played college games, and international players are left off until we have numbers we trust.
Nothing here is a scouting report. Every stat is from the games played; the order of the board and the fit of a prospect to a team are our projection and change as the season does.
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By the Parlae deskBig board updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:26 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number