Two players, one answer.

Jacoby Brissett vs Justin Herbert

Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025

Start Jacoby Brissett

On Sleeper's projections, Jacoby Brissett is projected 5.4 points ahead of Justin Herbert. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.

QB · ARI

Jacoby Brissett

18.8 projected

@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET

16.2 a game this season · last 3: 26.3, 7.9, 16.5

QB · LAC

Justin Herbert

13.4 projected

@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET

11.7 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 11.2, 9.8

What the call rests on

  • Jacoby Brissett: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
  • Justin Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 7:55 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET from Sleeper’s player list (once a day). 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

  • Jacoby Brissett plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Justin Herbert'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%.