Two players, one answer.
Brenen Thompson vs Michael Mayer
Any format · 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
Michael Mayer by 43% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025
Start Michael Mayer
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Mayer is projected 6.7 points ahead of Brenen Thompson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.
TE · LV
Michael Mayer
7.5 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.5 a game this season · last 3: 1.2, 16.5, 6.2
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
- Michael Mayer: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- Brenen Thompson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:56 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Mayer | Thompson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| Half PPR | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Standard | 4.1 | 0.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brenen Thompson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Michael Mayer is the start.
- Michael Mayer 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%.