Two players, one answer.

Fernando Mendoza vs Geno Smith

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 94% held up in 2025

Start Geno Smith

On Sleeper's projections, Geno Smith is projected 16.8 points ahead of Fernando Mendoza. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 94% of the time.

QB · NYJ

Geno Smith

16.8 projected

vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET

15.3 a game this season · last 3: 10, 13, 24.5

QB · LV

Fernando Mendoza

0.0 projected

@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET

2.2 a game this season · last 1: 2.2

What the call rests on

  • Geno Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
  • Fernando Mendoza: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 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

Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.

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%.