Two players, one answer.
Geno Smith vs Malik Willis
This week
Start Geno Smith · 16.8 to 13.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Malik Willis by 4% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Malik Willis by 32% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 62% held up in 2025
Lean Geno Smith
On Sleeper's projections, Geno Smith is projected 3 points ahead of Malik Willis. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 62% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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 · MIA
Malik Willis
13.8 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
15.1 a game this season · last 3: 2.5, 20.9, 26
What the call rests on
- Geno Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 2:50 AM ET
- Malik Willis: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 2:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 2:55 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 2:55 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.
What could change it before kickoff
- Geno Smith plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Malik Willis'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%.