Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Brian Thomas Jr. in week 2?

Sit him Sit Brian Thomas Jr. in week 2 if you have another option. Waiver projects 7.7 points against DEN, which makes him WR55 this week, outside the WR36 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 3.1 points and a good one 21.0.

Questionable Listed as questionable (shoulder), so his chance of playing is 69%. The projection counts that chance; the floor and ceiling are for a game he plays.

Projected points
7.7
Floor
3.1
Ceiling
21.0
Rank this week
WR55
Opponent
DEN
Chance he plays
69%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Tre TuckerWR53LAC7.81.4–16.8Compare
Jerry JeudyWR54TB7.71.4–16.7Compare
Dontayvion WicksWR56TEN7.71.3–16.5Compare
Jalen Coker QWR57ATL7.63.0–20.8Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 2

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the WR36 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.