Two players, one answer.
Brian Thomas Jr. vs Sam Howell
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 54% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (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 Sam Howell. 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 · DAL
Sam Howell
0.0 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Brian Thomas Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:10 PM ET
- Sam Howell: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 5:19 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 5:19 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 | Jr. | Howell |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 3.5 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 2.9 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.4 | 0 |
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%.