Two players, one answer.
Brenton Strange vs Patrick Mahomes
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Patrick Mahomes · 17.2 to 10.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Patrick Mahomes by 25% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Patrick Mahomes by 58% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 77% held up in 2025
Start Patrick Mahomes
On Sleeper's projections, Patrick Mahomes 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 · KC
Patrick Mahomes
17.2 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
17.3 a game this season · last 3: 17, 11.5, 7
TE · JAX
Brenton Strange
10.5 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10 a game this season · last 3: 16.5, 13.8, 9.4
- Patrick Mahomes has scored 11.8 a game over his last three, below his 17.3 season average.
What the call rests on
- Patrick Mahomes: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:00 PM ET
- Brenton Strange: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:14 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 | Mahomes | Strange |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.2 | 10.5 |
| Half PPR | 17.2 | 8.5 |
| Standard | 17.2 | 6.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brenton Strange plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Patrick Mahomes'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%.