Two players, one answer.
A.J. Brown vs Braelon Allen
This week
Start A.J. Brown · 14.9 to 9.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
A.J. Brown by 44% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start A.J. Brown
On Sleeper's projections, A.J. Brown is projected 5.1 points ahead of Braelon Allen. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
WR · NE
A.J. Brown
14.9 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
6.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.6, 5.7, 7.8
RB · NYJ
Braelon Allen
9.8 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 18.6, 12.4, 19.4
- A.J. Brown is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Braelon Allen is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Braelon Allen has scored 16.8 a game over his last three, above his 10.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- A.J. Brown: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 4:50 AM ET
- Braelon Allen: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 4:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Brown | Allen |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.9 | 9.8 |
| Half PPR | 12.4 | 8.9 |
| Standard | 10 | 8.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A.J. Brown's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Braelon Allen is the start.
- Braelon Allen's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, A.J. Brown is the start.
- Braelon Allen plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before A.J. Brown's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.