Two players, one answer.
A.J. Brown vs Mike Evans
This week
Start Mike Evans · 16.4 to 13.2 projected (Week 9, PPR)
Rest of season
Mike Evans by 4% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
A.J. Brown by 52% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Mike Evans
On Sleeper's projections, Mike Evans is projected 3.2 points ahead of A.J. Brown. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · SF
Mike Evans
16.4 projected
vs LV · Sun 4:05 PM ETQuestionable
14.8 a game this season · last 3: 12.6, 26.3, 12.4
WR · NE
A.J. Brown
13.2 projected
vs GB · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
6.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.6, 5.7, 7.8
- Mike Evans is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- A.J. Brown is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Mike Evans: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Nov 5, 9:50 AM ET
- A.J. Brown: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Nov 5, 9:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Nov 5, 10:04 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Nov 5, 10:04 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 | Evans | Brown |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.4 | 13.2 |
| Half PPR | 14.2 | 11 |
| Standard | 11.9 | 8.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Mike Evans's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, A.J. Brown is the start.
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%.