Two players, one answer.
Darnell Washington vs Jonnu Smith
Any league · 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
Jonnu Smith by 26% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Darnell Washington by 47% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Darnell Washington
On Sleeper's projections, Darnell Washington is projected 4.2 points ahead of Jonnu Smith. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · PIT
Darnell Washington
6.2 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 12.5, 7.4
TE · GB
Jonnu Smith
2.0 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
3.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.6, 2.9, 1.9
What the call rests on
- Darnell Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
- Jonnu Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 AM 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 | Washington | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.2 | 2 |
| Half PPR | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| Standard | 3.7 | 1.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jonnu Smith plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Darnell Washington'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%.