Two players, one answer.

Brashard Smith vs Daniel Jones

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Brashard Smith · Daniel Jones

Week 8 · PPR

Start Daniel Jones

Brashard Smith isn't expected to play.

QB · IND

Daniel Jones

11.9 projected

@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET

10.2 a game this season · last 3: 11.1, 15.8, 4.6

RB · KC

Brashard Smith

0.0 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ETIR

0.7 a game this season · last 2: 0, 1.4

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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%.