Should I start Drew Sample or Jonathon Brooks in Week 13 (2026, Half-PPR)?

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

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Jonathon Brooks: Confirmed unavailable; do not make a normal active-player recommendation. His projections are shown below, but this comparison needs an availability check. Check back later this week for updated projections and injury news before setting your lineup.

Jonathon Brooks · Injury report dated Nov 9, 2026, 1:46 PM ET

Drew Sample: 3.1 FP recent scoring average.
Jonathon Brooks: 6.25% matchup reduction against MIN.

Forecast updated Nov 11, 2026, 6:54 AM ET · Half-PPR

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Drew Sample

TE · CINStats & schedule

1.7FF projected

↑ +0.3 vs ESPN

at CLE

Sun 1:00 PM ET

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Jonathon Brooks

RB · CARStats & schedule

2.9FF projected

at MIN

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Drew Sample

FF projection: 1.7 FP +0.3vs ESPN
ESPN: 1.4 FP
Sleeper: 1.9 FP
Boosted Trees: 2.1 FP; Experimental · saved Oct 27, 12:04 AM ET

Drew Sample faces CLE in Week 13. Recent scoring average: 3.1 fantasy points.

Jonathon Brooks

FF projection: 2.9 FP
Sleeper: 4.2 FP
FantasyPros: 2.7 FP
Boosted Trees: -0.5 FP; Experimental · saved Oct 27, 12:04 AM ET

Jonathon Brooks faces MIN in Week 13. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 6.25%.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 6:54 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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Scoring & lineup notes

PPR awards one point per reception; half-PPR awards 0.5; standard awards none. Custom league rules can change the result. Confirm active status, kickoff and lineup locks. Projections are estimates; completed-week scores are actuals.

FORTIFIED RANKINGS · Rankings position

FLEX. The bigger picture.

Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.

FF expected pointsMedian · when availableWindow: experimental middle 80%● ESPN● Sleeper● FantasyPros

3 shown · common FP scale

16.323.8

FF MEAN

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Jahmyr GibbsRB · DET vs ATLSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 23.8Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 23.1Sleeper 23.4FantasyPros 21.1
23.8Expected FP
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Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · SEA vs DALMon 8:15 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 20.2Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 18.3Sleeper 22.4FantasyPros 18.7
20.2Expected FP
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Christian McCaffreyRB · SF vs NYGSun 1:00 PM ETRange unavailable
Mean 18.6Range unavailable
Median unavailable
ESPN 17.9Sleeper 20.9FantasyPros 16.3
18.6Expected FP

How the forecast and ranges work

FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.

Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10–P90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.

Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.