Two players, one answer.
Brenton Strange vs Justin Herbert
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Justin Herbert · 13.5 to 10.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Brenton Strange by 41% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Justin Herbert by 38% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 61% held up in 2025
Lean Justin Herbert
On Sleeper's projections, Justin Herbert is projected 2.6 points ahead of Brenton Strange. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 61% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · LAC
Justin Herbert
13.5 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
11.7 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 11.2, 9.8
TE · JAX
Brenton Strange
10.9 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10 a game this season · last 3: 16.5, 13.8, 9.4
What the call rests on
- Justin Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
- Brenton Strange: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 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 | Herbert | Strange |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.5 | 10.9 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 8.8 |
| Standard | 13.5 | 6.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 2.6 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- Brenton Strange plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Justin Herbert'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%.