Two players, one answer.
Dontayvion Wicks vs Geno Smith
This week
Start Geno Smith · 17 to 6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Geno Smith by 25% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Geno Smith by 19% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 87% held up in 2025
Start Geno Smith
On Sleeper's projections, Geno Smith is projected 11 points ahead of Dontayvion Wicks. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 87% of the time.
QB · NYJ
Geno Smith
17.0 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.3 a game this season · last 3: 10, 13, 24.5
WR · PHI
Dontayvion Wicks
6.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ETQuestionable
8.9 a game this season · last 3: 4.8, 11.3, 4.4
- Dontayvion Wicks is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Geno Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:20 AM ET
- Dontayvion Wicks: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 6:27 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 | Smith | Wicks |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17 | 6 |
| Half PPR | 17 | 5 |
| Standard | 17 | 4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Dontayvion Wicks's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Geno Smith is the start.
- Geno Smith plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Dontayvion Wicks'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%.