Two players, one answer.
Evan Engram vs Pierre Strong Jr.
Any format · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Evan Engram by 47% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Pierre Strong Jr. by 55% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Evan Engram
On Sleeper's projections, Evan Engram is projected 4.2 points ahead of Pierre Strong Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · DEN
Evan Engram
4.9 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
4.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.5, 3.3, 1.2
RB · GB
Pierre Strong Jr.
0.7 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 2: 4.8, 11.7
What the call rests on
- Evan Engram: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 12:30 PM ET
- Pierre Strong Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 12:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 12:44 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.
| Same projections, scored | Engram | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Half PPR | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| Standard | 2.9 | 0.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Pierre Strong Jr. plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Evan Engram'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%.