Two players, one answer.
Brian Thomas Jr. vs Justin Fields
Any format · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Brian Thomas Jr. by 28% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Justin Fields by 16% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Brian Thomas Jr.
On Sleeper's projections, Brian Thomas Jr. is projected 3.5 points ahead of Justin Fields. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · JAX
Brian Thomas Jr.
3.5 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
4.3 a game this season · last 3: 9.7, 0, 0
QB · KC
Justin Fields
0.0 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Brian Thomas Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Justin Fields: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 6:51 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 | Jr. | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 3.5 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 2.9 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.4 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brian Thomas Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Justin Fields'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%.