Two players, one answer.
A.J. Brown vs Sam LaPorta
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start A.J. Brown · 14.9 to 11.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Sam LaPorta by 14% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean A.J. Brown
On Sleeper's projections, A.J. Brown is projected 3.8 points ahead of Sam LaPorta. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · NE
A.J. Brown
14.9 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ET
6.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.6, 5.7, 7.8
TE · DET
Sam LaPorta
11.1 projected
vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8
What the call rests on
- A.J. Brown: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 11:30 AM ET
- Sam LaPorta: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 11:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 11:31 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 11:31 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 | LaPorta |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.9 | 11.1 |
| Half PPR | 12.5 | 9 |
| Standard | 10 | 6.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Sam LaPorta 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%.