Two players, one answer.

Austin Hooper vs Zachariah Branch

Any league · this week start/sit · Standard

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Austin Hooper · Zachariah Branch

Week 8 · locked

Hooper —, Branch —

Both games are over; the points land with the next stats refresh. Week 9's call opens once every Week 8 game is in (the morning after Monday night).

Rest of seasonDynastyThis week's other close calls

TE · ATL

Austin Hooper

— final · points pending · 2.0 projected

@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET

2.5 a game this season · last 3: 0.9, 0.6, 2.1

WR · ATL

Zachariah Branch

— final · points pending · 0.0 projected

@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ETOut

0.7 a game this season · last 3: 1.5, -1.1, 1.7

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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%.