Two players, one answer.
Brian Thomas Jr. vs Jalen Coker
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jalen Coker · 15.9 to 4.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jalen Coker by 48% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jalen Coker by 30% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 89% held up in 2025
Start Jalen Coker
On Sleeper's projections, Jalen Coker is projected 11.8 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 89% of the time.
WR · CAR
Jalen Coker
11.6 final · 15.9 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
13.6 a game this season · last 3: 15.7, 1.9, 11.6
WR · JAX
Brian Thomas Jr.
4.1 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
4.3 a game this season · last 3: 9.7, 0, 0
- Jalen Coker's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Jalen Coker: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 8:20 AM ET
- Brian Thomas Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 8:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 AM 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 | Coker | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.9 | 4.1 |
| Half PPR | 13.1 | 3.5 |
| Standard | 10.2 | 2.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jalen Coker plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Brian Thomas Jr.'s late news is known.
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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%.