Two players, one answer.
Ja'Kobi Lane vs Jonnu Smith
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
Ja'Kobi Lane by 34% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Ja'Kobi Lane by 80% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean Ja'Kobi Lane
On Sleeper's projections, Ja'Kobi Lane is projected 3.7 points ahead of Jonnu Smith. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · BAL
Ja'Kobi Lane
5.7 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.2 a game this season · last 3: 2.1, 8, 5.5
TE · GB
Jonnu Smith
2.0 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
3.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.6, 2.9, 1.9
What the call rests on
- Ja'Kobi Lane: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
- Jonnu Smith: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 3:59 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 | Lane | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.7 | 2 |
| Half PPR | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Standard | 3.7 | 1.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jonnu Smith plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Ja'Kobi Lane'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%.