Two players, one answer.
Brenton Strange vs T.J. Hockenson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 8.5 to 8.5 projected (Week 8, Half PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Brenton Strange by 25% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Brenton Strange and T.J. Hockenson are projected level. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
TE · JAX
Brenton Strange
8.5 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.8 a game this season · last 3: 13, 10.3, 6.9
TE · MIN
T.J. Hockenson
8.5 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.2 a game this season · last 3: 18.4, 1.2, 11.5
What the call rests on
- Brenton Strange: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 10:20 PM ET
- T.J. Hockenson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 10:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 10:29 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 10:29 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 | Strange | Hockenson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 10.4 | 10.8 |
| Half PPR | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Standard | 6.5 | 6.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0 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.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.