Two players, one answer.
A.J. Brown vs Stefon Diggs
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 8.5 to 8.5 projected (Week 8, Standard)
Rest of season
A.J. Brown by 5% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
A.J. Brown by 39% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Standard · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, A.J. Brown and Stefon Diggs are projected level. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
WR · NE
A.J. Brown
8.5 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
3.4 a game this season · last 3: 2.6, 2.7, 4.8
WR · WAS
Stefon Diggs
8.5 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
9.1 a game this season · last 3: 3.3, 3.5, 10.4
- 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
- A.J. Brown: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Stefon Diggs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 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 | Diggs |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| Half PPR | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| Standard | 8.5 | 8.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A.J. Brown's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Stefon Diggs is the start.
- A projection update of 0 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- A.J. Brown plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Stefon Diggs's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.