Two players, one answer.
Brandon Smith vs Savion Williams
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Savion Williams by 43% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Savion Williams by 44% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Savion Williams
On Sleeper's projections, Savion Williams is projected 5.1 points ahead of Brandon Smith. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
WR · GB
Savion Williams
3.3 final · 5.6 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
6.5 a game this season · last 3: 8.1, 8.1, 3.3
WR · PIT
Brandon Smith
0.5 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
4.4 a game this season · last 1: 4.4
- Savion Williams's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Savion Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 2:10 AM ET
- Brandon Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 2:10 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 2:11 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 2:11 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 | Williams | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Half PPR | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Standard | 3.3 | 0.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Savion Williams plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Brandon Smith'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%.