Two players, one answer.
Brenton Strange vs Jordan Love
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jordan Love · 17.1 to 10.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jordan Love by 57% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 77% held up in 2025
Start Jordan Love
On Sleeper's projections, Jordan Love is projected 6.7 points ahead of Brenton Strange. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 77% of the time.
QB · GB
Jordan Love
22.5 final · 17.1 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
19.4 a game this season · last 3: 21.2, 18, 22.5
TE · JAX
Brenton Strange
10.4 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10 a game this season · last 3: 16.5, 13.8, 9.4
- Jordan Love's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Jordan Love: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:10 PM ET
- Brenton Strange: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 7:19 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 7:19 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 | Love | Strange |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.1 | 10.4 |
| Half PPR | 17.1 | 8.4 |
| Standard | 17.1 | 6.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jordan Love plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Brenton Strange'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%.