Two players, one answer.

Emari Demercado vs Jaylin Smith

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026

Emari Demercado · Jaylin Smith

RB · HOU

Emari Demercado

1.7 projected

@ LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET

0.8 a game this season · last 2: 0.7, 0.8

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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%.