Two players, one answer.

Elijah Higgins vs Jonnu Smith

Any league · this week start/sit · Half PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Elijah Higgins · Jonnu Smith

Week 8 · Half PPR

Start Elijah Higgins

Jonnu Smith isn't expected to play.

TE · ARI

Elijah Higgins

3.5 projected

@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET

4.5 a game this season · last 3: 7.2, 4.3, 3.2

TE · GB

Jonnu Smith

— final · points pending · 0.0 projected

vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ETOut

3.1 a game this season · last 3: 2.6, 2.4, 1.4

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.