Two players, one answer.

Brandon Smith vs Laquon Treadwell

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025

Lean Laquon Treadwell

On Sleeper's projections, Laquon Treadwell is projected 3.1 points ahead of Brandon Smith. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

WR · IND

Laquon Treadwell

3.6 projected

@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET

5 a game this season · last 3: 5.4, 4.1, 3.9

WR · PIT

Brandon Smith

0.5 projected

vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET

2.2 a game this season · last 2: 0, 4.4

What the call rests on

  • Laquon Treadwell: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 12:50 PM ET
  • Brandon Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 12:50 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 1:09 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
Same projections, scoredTreadwellSmith
PPR3.60.5
Half PPR2.90.4
Standard2.20.3

What could change it before kickoff

Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.

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%.