Two players, one answer.

Deshaun Watson vs Justin Fields

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 91% held up in 2025

Start Deshaun Watson

On Sleeper's projections, Deshaun Watson is projected 13.9 points ahead of Justin Fields. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 91% of the time.

QB · CLE

Deshaun Watson

13.9 projected

@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET

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

QB · KC

Justin Fields

0.0 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET

No games this season

What the call rests on

  • Deshaun Watson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:30 PM ET
  • Justin Fields: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 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.

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 Justin Fields'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%.