Two players, one answer.

Bryce Young vs Quentin Johnston

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Bryce Young · Quentin Johnston

Week 8 · PPR · 87% held up in 2025

Start Bryce Young

On Sleeper's projections, Bryce Young is projected 11.1 points ahead of Quentin Johnston. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 87% of the time.

QB · CAR

Bryce Young

11.4 final · 17.9 projected

@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET

18.7 a game this season · last 3: 19.8, 7.4, 11.4

WR · LAC

Quentin Johnston

6.8 projected

@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET

5 a game this season · last 3: 7, 5, 6.7

What the call rests on

  • Bryce Young: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
  • Quentin Johnston: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 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, scoredYoungJohnston
PPR17.96.8
Half PPR17.95.8
Standard17.94.7

What could change it before kickoff

  • Bryce Young plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Quentin Johnston'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%.