2027 PBA DRAFT | MPBL'S FIRST MONTH RANKINGS

One Saturday afternoon, I had just woken up (haha) and decided to check out the MPBL stats on their website. Part of the reason was that I also wanted to create a mock 2027 PBA Draft. But with the ongoing PBA Commissioner’s Cup still in progress and the draft order far from finalized, I was looking for content that stayed within the realm of facts.

Now that the 2026 MPBL season is already more than a month in, there’s still a wait for players like JD Cagulangan, Forthsky Padrigao, Jake Figeroa, and Jomel Puno to make their appearances. Even so, there’s already enough material out there to take a closer look at possible PBA draft applicants.

By the way, where the hell is Clint Escamis?

Anyway...

So here’s how I came up with this list. I checked the players who suited up in the UAAP and NCAA last season and placed them into a spreadsheet. I also added some familiar names that still haven’t applied for the draft, and that eventually led to this compilation. Again, credit has to go to the MPBL website because when it comes to keeping historical player stats, they honestly school the PBA. My blog could have easily just been a personal page where I talk about the things I love, but instead, I enjoy digging deep into players’ identities and numbers as much as possible.

Anyway, the usual suspects are right at the top of the list, with Mike Phillips of the San Juan Knights, Kymani Ladi of Batang Kankaloo, and DJ Fenner of the Abra Weavers leading the way. That said, there are also players here coming from championship contenders, like Quezon Huskers’ Cedrick Manzano, as well as players who chose playing time over teaming up with their former college teammates for a title run, like Binan’s Nic Cabanero and Mindoro’s JC Recto.

Anyway, here’s the list.

RANKINGS | SEASON START TO MAY 8, 2026

#	PLAYER	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
1	MIKE PHILLIPS SAN JUAN KNIGHTS	3	9.3	14.7	3.3
2	KYMANI LADI CALOOCAN	6	13.8	7.0	2.8
3	DJ FENNER ABRA WEAVERS	3	17.0	5.7	3.0
4	NIC CABANERO TATAK GEL BEAST	3	14.7	7.3	2.0
5	PAENG ARE ZAMBOANGA SIKAT	4	16.3	3.5	2.8
6	NASH ENRIQUEZ PASAY VOYAGERS	6	9.5	2.2	7.5
7	KASCIUS SMALL-MARTIN ABRA WEAVERS	2	9.5	3.5	5.0
8	KEAN BACLAAN CALOOCAN	6	9.3	4.0	7.0
9	RAVEN GONZALES ABRA WEAVERS	4	9.8	6.8	1.3
10	JC RECTO MINDORO TAMARAWS	5	8.0	6.4	3.6
11	CEDRICK MANZANO QUEZON HUSKERS	3	10.0	6.3	2.0
12	ANTON EUSEBIO GENSAN WARRIORS	5	12.8	5.0	1.2
13	CYRIL GONZALES PASAY VOYAGERS	6	13.0	2.2	2.5
14	SHAWN ARGENTE MEYCAUAYAN GEMS	6	12.3	1.7	1.2
15	HAROLD ALARCON SAN JUAN KNIGHTS	4	8.3	3.5	4.0
16	JANJAN FELICILDA ZAMBOANGA SIKAT	4	6.3	3.5	4.0
17	MARWIN DIONISIO GENSAN WARRIORS	5	7.0	6.4	2.0
18	DOM ESCOBAR CALOOCAN	5	9.4	4.8	1.2
19	KYLE PARANADA ILAGAN ISABELA COWBOYS	5	7.8	3.0	3.6
20	GERRY ABADIANO SAN JUAN KNIGHTS	4	11.5	2.8	0.8
21	JAKE GASPAY RIZAL GOLDEN COOLERS	3	5.7	7.3	0.7
22	JOSHUA FONTANILLA GENSAN WARRIORS	4	5.3	2.3	3.8
23	JOLO MANANSALA QUEZON HUSKERS	3	7.0	4.3	1.7
24	DREX DELOS REYES ABRA WEAVERS	4	8.5	3.8	0.5
25	TUCKER MOLINA ABRA WEAVERS	3	5.0	1.7	3.0
26	REYLAND TORRES SAN JUAN KNIGHTS	4	5.5	3.3	1.8
27	PATRICK SLEAT SAN JUAN KNIGHTS	4	4.0	2.8	1.8
28	MICHAEL VERSOZA GENSAN WARRIORS	2	5.0	5.0	0.0
29	JOSHUA GUIAB ILAGAN ISABELA COWBOYS	4	5.3	3.8	1.3
30	MART BARRERA BULACAN KUYAS	2	7.0	1.0	1.0
31	JOHN ABATE QUEZON HUSKERS	3	4.7	4.0	1.3
32	TERRENCE FORTEA SAN JUAN KNIGHTS	4	4.8	1.0	1.8
33	MARK PARKS PASAY VOYAGERS	6	7.0	2.3	0.5
34	JC LUCIANO ZAMBOANGA SIKAT	4	5.5	3.5	0.5
35	REGGZ GABAT ZAMBOANGA SIKAT	4	4.5	2.8	0.8
36	GELO LORISTO BASILAN STEEL	5	3.4	3.8	1.0
37	JOHN UDUBA ABRA WEAVERS	3	2.0	4.7	1.0
38	NICO QUINAL PASAY VOYAGERS	6	6.3	0.7	0.8
39	JOHN CANTIMBUHAN BASILAN STEEL	6	3.3	1.8	1.7
40	CHRISTIAN PAGARAN QUEZON HUSKERS	3	4.3	2.7	0.3
41	JOSHUA LAZARO ZAMBOANGA SIKAT	4	2.0	3.8	0.3
42	GYLE MONTANO PASAY VOYAGERS	6	2.5	1.8	1.0
43	AUSTIN RONZONE BACOLOD MASCARRAS	2	0.0	1.0	1.0
44	TJ FELEBRICO ILAGAN ISABELA COWBOYS	4	1.5	1.0	0.5
45	CADE RONZONE BACOLOD MASCARRAS	2	0.0	0.5	0.0