Two players, one answer.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Luther Burden III
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba · 21.6 to 10.1 projected (Week 8, Half PPR)
Rest of season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 72% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 58% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR · 91% held up in 2025
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba
On Sleeper's projections, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected 11.5 points ahead of Luther Burden III. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 91% of the time.
WR · SEA
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
21.6 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
23.9 a game this season · last 3: 20.3, 19.4, 26.8
WR · CHI
Luther Burden III
10.1 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
11.4 a game this season · last 3: 6.9, 13.5, 21.7
What the call rests on
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 9:30 PM ET
- Luther Burden III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 9:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 9:36 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 9:36 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 | III |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 25.3 | 12.4 |
| Half PPR | 21.6 | 10.1 |
| Standard | 18 | 7.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.