Kansas guard Darryn Peterson is climbing to the top of 2026 NBA draft boards, according to The Athletic's Sam Vecenie.

Here's what Bill Self said about Darryn Peterson after his impressive first game with the Kansas basketball team.

Darryn Peterson earned high praise from Doug Gottlieb after dominating Green Bay during Kansas' first win of the season.

Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson didn’t just live up to the hype in his season debut; he blew past it. In the Jayhawks’ season-opening win over Green Bay, Peterson put up 21 points in just 22 minutes,

The Darryn Peterson era of Kansas basketball started with the freshman phenom canning a deep 3-pointer from near the beak of the Jayhawk logo inside Allen Fieldhouse. He didn’t react much after making the shot. Instead, Peterson backpedaled to get back on defense and directed his teammates to pay attention to the Green Bay ball handler.

It’s good time to be bad in the NBA. That’s because the 2026 draft is shaping up to be absolutely loaded with elite, top talent — a level of depth the league hasn’t seen in years. Sure,

It feels unlikely that anyone else will break into the top three, but who else in the 2026 class could make an NBA impact?