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Ryan Kalkbrenner

RANK #2062025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEC392025-26 9-CAT #126 8-CAT #151C · Charlotte HornetsAge 247' 1"2025-26 season

7.6

Points / game

5.5

Rebounds

0.8

Assists

21.4

Minutes

75.3%

FG%

20.5

FPTS / game

-11.9

vs C median

TIER 6 · #206 OVERALLDepth piece — #39 among centers

Ryan Kalkbrenner is ranked #39 among 58 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 5.8 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 18 minutes/game over that stretch vs 21.3 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile34%

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

LATE FLIER

Ryan Kalkbrenner 2026-27 fantasy outlook

18.8Proj FPTS/G · ~1391 / 74 games

11.6–26.7Typical game · middle 50%

#246Projected rank

—ADP (ESPN drafts)

No live market price for him yet — we rank him #246. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (18 minutes/gm late vs 21.3 season), a late-season decline 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

Ryan Kalkbrenner consistency and floor

71 GAMES

9.8

Floor (p10)

20.5

Average

29.7

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered68%

Boom rate125%+ of average30%

Bust rateunder half of average11%

20.0

Season avg FPTS

16.7

Last 10 FPTS

14.7

Last 5 FPTS

Kalkbrenner vs other centers

PERCENTILE · 58 RANKED

Points7.636

Rebounds5.536

Assists0.822

Steals0.538

Blocks1.588

Minutes21.445

Fantasy PPG20.534

Percentile among all ranked NBA centers · 99 = best

Kalkbrenner fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 39.8SEASON LOW 2LAST 5 AVG 14.7

Ryan Kalkbrenner game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 17	@ORL	L 121-90	18	2	3	1	2	1	1	0-3	0-0	15.1
Apr 14	MIA	W 127-126 OT	13	6	5	1	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	13.5
Apr 12	@NY	W 110-96	21	9	5	2	1	1	1	4-4	0-0	23
Apr 10	DET	L 118-100	23	4	4	1	0	1	2	1-1	0-0	11.3
Apr 8	@BOS	L 113-102	15	4	3	0	0	1	0	2-2	0-0	10.6
Apr 5	@MIN	W 122-108	16	2	5	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	8
Apr 3	IND	W 129-108	25	7	8	2	0	3	1	3-7	0-0	27.6
Apr 2	PHX	W 127-107	23	8	7	1	1	4	0	3-3	0-0	32.9
Mar 31	@BKN	W 117-86	18	8	3	0	0	1	0	3-4	0-0	14.6
Mar 29	BOS	L 114-99	13	2	2	2	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	10.4
Mar 28	PHI	L 118-114	18	4	1	0	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	8.2
Mar 26	NY	W 114-103	18	4	4	1	0	2	2	2-2	0-0	14.3
Mar 24	SAC	W 134-90	22	6	4	1	0	2	2	3-4	0-1	16.3
Mar 21	MEM	W 124-101	15	10	2	0	0	0	2	4-5	0-0	10.4
Mar 19	ORL	W 130-111	24	13	5	0	0	0	2	5-5	0-0	17
Mar 17	MIA	W 136-106	14	6	3	1	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	10.1
Mar 14	@SA	L 115-102	18	3	3	1	1	3	1	1-2	0-1	19.1
Mar 11	@POR	W 103-101	17	13	6	1	0	2	0	6-8	0-1	27.7
Mar 9	@PHX	L 111-99	19	10	7	0	0	1	0	4-6	0-0	21.4
Mar 7	MIA	L 128-120	17	2	3	0	0	4	0	0-3	0-0	17.6
Mar 5	@BOS	W 118-89	14	6	2	1	1	2	0	3-4	0-0	18.9
Mar 4	DAL	W 117-90	18	10	5	3	1	1	0	4-4	0-0	26.5
Feb 28	POR	W 109-93	15	2	7	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-0	10.4
Feb 27	@IND	W 133-109	12	4	4	1	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	9.3
Feb 25	@CHI	W 131-99	17	0	1	1	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	8.7
Feb 22	@WSH	W 129-112	15	6	9	2	0	3	0	2-3	0-0	28.8
Feb 21	CLE	L 118-113	36	12	13	1	0	1	0	5-7	0-0	32.1
Feb 20	HOU	L 105-101	30	12	4	4	0	1	2	5-6	0-0	23.8
Feb 12	ATL	W 110-107	24	5	6	1	2	2	2	2-2	0-0	23.7
Feb 10	DET	L 110-104	17	6	4	0	0	0	0	3-4	0-0	10.8
Feb 8	@ATL	W 126-119	15	6	5	0	0	0	2	3-6	0-0	10
Feb 6	@HOU	W 109-99	19	2	4	1	4	2	0	0-2	0-0	26.3
Feb 2	NO	W 102-95	18	10	7	1	0	3	2	3-5	0-0	26.9
Jan 31	SA	W 111-106	14	6	4	0	0	2	0	3-4	0-0	16.8
Jan 30	@DAL	W 123-121	15	5	3	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	11.6
Jan 29	@MEM	W 112-97	15	6	4	0	0	0	1	3-3	0-0	9.8
Jan 26	PHI	W 130-93	26	13	9	3	1	3	3	6-8	0-0	37.3
Jan 24	WSH	W 119-115	16	8	3	0	0	1	0	4-4	0-0	14.6
Jan 23	@ORL	W 124-97	27	10	9	0	0	1	2	3-3	0-0	21.8
Jan 22	CLE	L 94-87	15	7	4	1	0	0	1	3-5	0-0	12.3
Jan 19	@DEN	W 110-87	23	17	6	1	0	0	1	8-10	0-0	24.7
Jan 18	@GS	L 136-116	24	4	7	3	2	0	0	2-3	0-0	22.9
Jan 16	@LAL	W 135-117	15	9	6	1	0	0	1	4-6	0-0	16.7
Jan 13	@LAC	L 117-109	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	2
Jan 11	@UTAH	W 150-95	24	12	9	0	0	2	0	5-7	0-0	28.8
Dec 21	@DET	L 112-86	24	4	7	2	0	1	0	2-3	0-0	18.4
Dec 19	ATL	W 133-126	27	8	4	2	1	1	1	3-5	0-1	20.8
Dec 14	@CLE	W 119-111 OT	21	7	3	0	1	3	2	3-4	0-0	20.6
Dec 13	CHI	L 129-126	31	10	6	2	0	0	1	5-6	0-0	19.2
Dec 7	DEN	L 115-106	25	6	6	0	0	2	1	3-4	0-0	18.2
Dec 6	@TOR	W 111-86	26	12	6	1	1	2	0	5-6	0-0	29.7
Dec 4	@NY	L 119-104	25	8	9	0	0	3	0	2-4	0-0	27.8
Dec 2	@BKN	L 116-103	26	7	6	1	1	2	0	3-3	0-0	24.7
Nov 29	TOR	W 118-111 OT	22	8	6	2	1	1	0	3-4	0-0	24.2
Nov 29	CHI	W 123-116	30	7	5	0	0	3	2	2-2	0-0	20
Nov 27	NY	L 129-101	28	8	6	0	1	0	1	4-5	0-0	17.2
Nov 22	LAC	L 131-116	11	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	5.9
Nov 20	@IND	L 127-118	25	10	9	0	0	0	0	4-5	0-0	20.8
Nov 18	@TOR	L 110-108	28	7	10	0	0	2	2	2-3	0-0	23
Nov 16	OKC	L 109-96	26	13	7	0	1	1	0	4-6	0-0	27.4
Nov 13	MIL	W 111-100	27	17	9	0	1	3	0	8-8	0-0	39.8
Nov 11	LAL	L 121-111	19	9	4	0	0	0	4	3-4	0-0	9.8
Nov 8	@MIA	L 126-108	27	10	5	0	0	4	3	5-7	0-1	25
Nov 5	@NO	L 116-112	30	10	11	2	1	4	2	4-4	0-0	39.2
Nov 2	UTAH	W 126-103	22	2	4	0	4	4	1	1-3	0-0	29.8
Nov 1	MIN	L 122-105	29	6	6	0	0	4	1	2-4	0-0	24.2
Oct 30	ORL	L 123-107	32	17	7	0	1	3	3	8-9	0-0	34.4
Oct 28	@MIA	L 144-117	31	10	6	0	3	1	0	5-5	0-0	29.2
Oct 26	@WSH	W 139-113	22	4	5	1	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	10.5
Oct 25	@PHI	L 125-121	26	14	7	1	1	1	1	7-7	0-0	28.9
Oct 22	BKN	W 136-117	27	10	11	1	0	2	4	5-6	0-0	26.7

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QIs Ryan Kalkbrenner a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #206 overall, #39 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Ryan Kalkbrenner be drafted in?

Late rounds or waivers — he finished #206, so treat him as a flier.

QHow many fantasy points will Ryan Kalkbrenner score in 2026-27?

We project 18.8 points per game across an expected 74 games — approximately 1391 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 11.6 and 26.7 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #246 in projected scoring.

QHow does Ryan Kalkbrenner rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Ryan Kalkbrenner finished #126 in 9-cat and #151 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #206 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Ryan Kalkbrenner for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 68% of games, with a floor of 9.8 and a ceiling of 29.7 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 30% of games and busted (under half his average) in 11%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.