Two players, one answer.
A.J. Brown vs Michael Penix Jr.
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
A.J. Brown by 71% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
A.J. Brown by 6% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR
Start Michael Penix Jr.
A.J. Brown isn't expected to play.
QB · ATL
Michael Penix Jr.
14.6 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 14.4, 23.1, 20.4
WR · NE
A.J. Brown
0.0 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ETOut
6.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.6, 5.7, 7.8
- A.J. Brown is out.
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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%.