Two players, one answer.
Brenen Thompson vs Evan Engram
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
Evan Engram by 6% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Brenen Thompson by 77% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Evan Engram
On Sleeper's projections, Evan Engram is projected 4 points ahead of Brenen Thompson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · DEN
Evan Engram
4.8 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
4.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.5, 3.3, 1.2
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
- Evan Engram: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- Brenen Thompson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 PM 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 | Engram | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Half PPR | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Standard | 2.8 | 0.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brenen Thompson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Evan Engram is the start.
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%.