Two players, one answer.
Bijan Robinson vs Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba · 25.1 to 21.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 16% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 28% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Jaxon Smith-Njigba
On Sleeper's projections, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected 3.7 points ahead of Bijan Robinson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · SEA
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
25.1 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
28 a game this season · last 3: 22.8, 25.4, 31.3
RB · ATL
Bijan Robinson
21.4 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
20.8 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 7.3, 17.2
- Bijan Robinson has scored 13.4 a game over his last three, below his 20.8 season average.
What the call rests on
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- Bijan Robinson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 PM 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 | Smith-Njigba | Robinson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 25.1 | 21.4 |
| Half PPR | 21.5 | 19.6 |
| Standard | 17.9 | 17.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- In standard scoring the call goes the other way: Bijan Robinson 17.9, Jaxon Smith-Njigba 17.9.
- Bijan Robinson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jaxon Smith-Njigba'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%.