Two players, one answer.
Brandon Johnson vs Marvin Mims Jr.
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Brandon Johnson by 57% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Brandon Johnson by 20% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Marvin Mims Jr.
On Sleeper's projections, Marvin Mims Jr. is projected 4.1 points ahead of Brandon Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · DEN
Marvin Mims Jr.
4.1 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2.8 a game this season · last 3: 2.9, 3.3, 7.6
WR · PIT
Brandon Johnson
0.0 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Marvin Mims Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 10:10 AM ET
- Brandon Johnson: 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, scored | Jr. | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.1 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.3 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.5 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brandon Johnson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Marvin Mims Jr.'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%.