Two players, one answer.
Dameon Pierce vs Quentin Johnston
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Quentin Johnston · 6.7 to 4.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Dameon Pierce by 5% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Quentin Johnston by 20% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 58% held up in 2025
Lean Quentin Johnston
On Sleeper's projections, Quentin Johnston is projected 1.8 points ahead of Dameon Pierce. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 58% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · LAC
Quentin Johnston
6.7 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
5 a game this season · last 3: 7, 5, 6.7
RB · PHI
Dameon Pierce
4.9 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
10 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 15, 11.8
What the call rests on
- Quentin Johnston: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Dameon Pierce: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 5:50 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 | Johnston | Pierce |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.7 | 4.9 |
| Half PPR | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| Standard | 4.7 | 4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 1.8 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- Quentin Johnston plays first (Sun 4:05 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Dameon Pierce'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%.