Two players, one answer.
Brenen Thompson vs Cade Otton
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
Cade Otton by 30% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Brenen Thompson by 26% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 80% held up in 2025
Start Cade Otton
On Sleeper's projections, Cade Otton is projected 7.3 points ahead of Brenen Thompson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.
TE · TB
Cade Otton
8.1 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.5, 1.4, 0
WR · LAC
Brenen Thompson
0.8 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ETQuestionable
2.3 a game this season · last 1: 2.3
- Brenen Thompson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Cade Otton: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Brenen Thompson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 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 | Otton | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| Half PPR | 6.4 | 0.7 |
| Standard | 4.6 | 0.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brenen Thompson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Cade Otton is the start.
- Cade Otton plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Brenen Thompson'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%.