Two players, one answer.
Deshaun Watson vs Emmett Johnson
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Deshaun Watson · 13.6 to 4.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Deshaun Watson by 13% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Deshaun Watson by 34% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025
Start Deshaun Watson
On Sleeper's projections, Deshaun Watson is projected 9.4 points ahead of Emmett Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.
QB · CLE
Deshaun Watson
13.6 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.7 a game this season · last 3: 12.2, 9.5, 19.2
RB · KC
Emmett Johnson
4.2 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
4.4 a game this season · last 3: 2, 4.4, 3.7
What the call rests on
- Deshaun Watson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:30 PM ET
- Emmett Johnson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 4:48 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 | Watson | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.6 | 4.2 |
| Half PPR | 13.6 | 3.7 |
| Standard | 13.6 | 3.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Deshaun Watson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Emmett Johnson'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%.