Two players, one answer.

AJ Barner vs Will Levis

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025

Start AJ Barner

On Sleeper's projections, AJ Barner is projected 8.4 points ahead of Will Levis. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.

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

QB · NYJ

Will Levis

0.0 projected

vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET

No games this season

What the call rests on

  • AJ Barner: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 10:10 AM ET
  • Will Levis: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 10:20 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 10:20 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, scoredBarnerLevis
PPR8.40
Half PPR6.80
Standard5.20

What could change it before kickoff

  • Will Levis 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%.