Two players, one answer.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Jonathan Taylor
This week
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba · 25.1 to 16.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 24% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 50% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 83% held up in 2025
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba
On Sleeper's projections, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected 8.7 points ahead of Jonathan Taylor. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 83% of the time.
WR · SEA
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
25.1 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
28 a game this season · last 3: 22.8, 25.4, 31.3
RB · IND
Jonathan Taylor
16.4 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.6 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 21.1, 19
What the call rests on
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Jonathan Taylor: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 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.
| Same projections, scored | Smith-Njigba | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 25.1 | 16.4 |
| Half PPR | 21.4 | 15.4 |
| Standard | 17.8 | 14.4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jonathan Taylor plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jaxon Smith-Njigba'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%.