Two players, one answer.

Deshaun Watson vs Jacoby Brissett

Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 70% held up in 2025

Lean Jacoby Brissett

On Sleeper's projections, Jacoby Brissett is projected 5 points ahead of Deshaun Watson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 70% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

QB · ARI

Jacoby Brissett

18.8 projected

@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET

16.2 a game this season · last 3: 26.3, 7.9, 16.5

QB · CLE

Deshaun Watson

13.8 projected

@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET

15.7 a game this season · last 3: 12.2, 9.5, 19.2

What the call rests on

  • Jacoby Brissett: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:10 PM ET
  • Deshaun Watson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:10 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:24 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.

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%.