Thijs De Ridder 2027 NBA Draft profile
Thijs De Ridder is 1st on our 2027 NBA Draft big board and 1st among forwards. Our latest mock sends him to the Jazz with the 4th pick. He 15.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists a game for Virginia last season.
Thijs De Ridder
- Position
- Forward
- School
- Virginia (ACC)
- Class
- Sophomore
- Size
- 6' 9", 238 lbs
- Status
- Draft-eligible if he declares
- Our grade
- 93.4, 1st overall, 1st forward
Why the Jazz at 4th
No position stands out as the Jazz's weakest on our numbers, so with the 4th pick they take the best grade left, Thijs De Ridder. He is the 1st forward on our board, and the next forward on our board is Flory Bidunga of Louisville, 0.6 points back. At 6' 9", 238 lbs, the sophomore (draft-eligible if he declares) comes off the bench at forward and earns rotation minutes.
2025-26 per game at Virginia
- Points
- 15.5
- Rebounds
- 6.2
- Assists
- 1.6
- Steals
- 0.9
- Blocks
- 0.5
- FG %
- 0.5%
- 3PM
- 1.0
- Minutes
- 27.6
- PER
- 23.7
Stats are the games played, from ESPN's box scores. They update with each Tuesday edition.
Board trend
First edition on our board: October 17, 2026. The trend fills in from next Tuesday.
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Forwards around him on the board
The nearest forwards by grade. The full NBA Draft forward rankings order the whole position.
- 2Flory BidungaLouisville92.8
- 3JT ToppinTexas Tech90.6
Common questions
Where does Thijs De Ridder go in the 2027 NBA mock draft?
Thijs De Ridder is 4th pick to the Jazz in our latest mock. No position stands out as the Jazz's weakest on our numbers, so with the 4th pick they take the best grade left, Thijs De Ridder. He is the 1st forward on our board, and the next forward on our board is Flory Bidunga of Louisville, 0.6 points back. At 6' 9", 238 lbs, the sophomore (draft-eligible if he declares) comes off the bench at forward and earns rotation minutes.
Is Thijs De Ridder eligible for the 2027 NBA Draft?
He is a sophomore, so he is draft-eligible if he declares for the 2027 draft.
By the Parlae deskProspect data updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:26 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number