Two players, one answer.
AJ Barner vs Jacoby Brissett
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jacoby Brissett · 18.5 to 8.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jacoby Brissett by 4% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jacoby Brissett by 47% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 86% held up in 2025
Start Jacoby Brissett
On Sleeper's projections, Jacoby Brissett is projected 10.1 points ahead of AJ Barner. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 86% of the time.
QB · ARI
Jacoby Brissett
18.5 projected
@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
16.2 a game this season · last 3: 26.3, 7.9, 16.5
TE · SEA
AJ Barner
8.4 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
6.2 a game this season · last 3: 5, 4.6, 8.6
What the call rests on
- Jacoby Brissett: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- AJ Barner: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 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 | Brissett | Barner |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 18.5 | 8.4 |
| Half PPR | 18.5 | 6.8 |
| Standard | 18.5 | 5.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jacoby Brissett plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before AJ Barner'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%.