Two players, one answer.

Geno Smith vs Will Kacmarek

Any league · 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 15.5 points ahead of Will Kacmarek. 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

TE · MIA

Will Kacmarek

1.3 projected

vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET

1.4 a game this season · last 3: 1.4, 2.5, 1.5

What the call rests on

  • Geno Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:50 AM ET
  • Will Kacmarek: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:50 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 7:07 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 7:07 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.
Same projections, scoredSmithKacmarek
PPR16.81.3
Half PPR16.81
Standard16.80.7

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 Will Kacmarek'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%.