Team: Detroit Pistons · Age: 24 · Position: PG · As of: 2026-07-18
2026-27 median projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 16.0 | .410 | .825 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Nine-cat: assists streamer in deep leagues. Points: C-. Dynasty: 5.5/10, with backup-PG utility but limited star equity.
Role and evidence
Jenkins' 2025-26 line was 9.3 points, 3.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.9 steals in 20.2 minutes across 72 games. He shot .408 from the field but .832 at the line, a profile that rewards low-volume role stability rather than expansion.
Detroit traded both Sasser and LeVert in the July six-team deal, leaving Jenkins as the only proven NBA backup initiator. Okorie is the upside challenger, and Cunningham will still absorb a few nominal shooting-guard minutes. The projection gives Jenkins the early job but expects the rookie to close the gap over the season.
Range
- Ceiling: 22 MPG and four-plus assists if Okorie needs development time or Cunningham misses games.
- Floor: 10-12 MPG after Okorie wins the second-unit role; poor FG% then erases most category value.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Four-stop college path: Pacific 2019-21 (WCC All-Freshman; 12.2 PPG in 2020-21), Odessa College 2021-22 (15.0 PTS, 5.3 AST, first-team NJCAA All-American), Iona 2022-23 (15.6 PPG, 4.9 APG, second-team All-MAAC), then followed Rick Pitino to St. John's 2023-24: 14.9 PTS, 3.5 REB, 5.4 AST, 1.7 3PM, 1.6 STL on .446 FG / .851 FT, second-team All-Big East. Draft: undrafted (2024); two-way with Detroit 2024-07-06, converted 2026-02-07 to a two-year, $7.8M standard deal.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23 | DET | 7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .300 | — | 0.1 |
| 2025-26 | 24 | DET | 72 | 20.2 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .408 | .832 | 1.6 |
| Career | — | — | 79 | 18.7 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .407 | .822 | 1.5 |
Durability: 72 of 82 in his first rotation season with no reported significant injuries; the 7-game 2024-25 was a two-way year spent mostly with the Motor City Cruise.
Trajectory: One real NBA season, and it established him as a legitimate backup initiator — 3.9 assists and 0.9 steals in 20 minutes with an 83% line — whose ceiling is capped by .408 shooting inside the arc. In 2026-27 he defends the backup point guard job against rookie Ebuka Okorie. He becomes fantasy-relevant in deep leagues if he opens as the clear second-unit organizer and holds 20-plus minutes, or if a Cade Cunningham absence pushes him toward 4-5 assists a night.
Career sources: StatMuse season averages · StatMuse career per-game · Wikipedia · ESPN transfer report
Open questions
- Does Jenkins open camp ahead of Okorie as the clear backup point guard?
- Can he improve at the rim enough to lift FG%?
- Is his standard contract guaranteed through opening night?