Two players, one answer.
Brenen Thompson vs Elic Ayomanor
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Brenen Thompson by 20% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Elic Ayomanor by 7% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Elic Ayomanor
On Sleeper's projections, Elic Ayomanor is projected 5.4 points ahead of Brenen Thompson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
WR · TEN
Elic Ayomanor
6.2 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
4.8 a game this season · last 3: 2.7, 1.3, 7.4
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
- Elic Ayomanor: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 1:40 AM ET
- Brenen Thompson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 1:40 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 1:46 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 1:46 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 | Ayomanor | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Half PPR | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Standard | 4.4 | 0.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brenen Thompson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Elic Ayomanor is the start.
- Elic Ayomanor 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%.