Two players, one answer.
Brian Thomas Jr. vs Pat Freiermuth
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
Pat Freiermuth by 4% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Brian Thomas Jr. by 45% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start Pat Freiermuth
On Sleeper's projections, Pat Freiermuth is projected 5.8 points ahead of Brian Thomas Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
TE · PIT
Pat Freiermuth
9.3 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.6 a game this season · last 3: 21.5, 3.1, 4
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
What the call rests on
- Pat Freiermuth: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
- Brian Thomas Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 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 | Freiermuth | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.3 | 3.5 |
| Half PPR | 7.6 | 2.9 |
| Standard | 5.8 | 2.4 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
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%.