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Jay Huff vs Justin Champagnie: who to start in Week 2

Jay Huff plays 4 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Justin Champagnie 3. For that week alone, start Jay Huff: 87.6 projected fantasy points to 65.7 for Justin Champagnie. Over the season, Jay Huff leads in both formats: 21.9 fantasy points a game to 21.9, and 92nd against 124th in 9-cat. The two go close together on our board, which is our own ranking order from 2025-26 and 2026-27 box scores, not ADP.

Updated Oct 26, 2:30 PM ET.

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Jay Huff
CINDage 29
Points leagues
#169
21.9 FP/G, slot 15.01
9-cat leagues
#92
-1.1 z, slot 8.08, $9

The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.

Points leagues
#170
21.9 FP/G, slot 15.02
9-cat leagues
#124
-1.8 z, slot 11.04, $5

The call

Points leagues: Jay Huff. 21.9 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 169th on our board to 170th.

9-cat leagues: Jay Huff again, -1.1 in summed z-scores against -1.8 (92nd to 124th).

Category by category, Jay Huff is ahead in 5 (PTS, AST, BLK, 3PM and FT%) and Justin Champagnie in 4 (REB, STL, FG% and TO).

Per 36 minutes, Jay Huff produces more: 39.4 fantasy points to 38.5, on 20.0 minutes a night against 20.5. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Jay Huff plays 4 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Justin Champagnie 3. For that week alone, start Jay Huff: 87.6 projected fantasy points to 65.7 for Justin Champagnie.

Slots are where our board's order lands in a 12-team snake draft (round.pick), and dollars are auction value over replacement for 12 teams with $200 each. Neither is ADP: no free draft-position feed lets us republish it.

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Per game, side by side

Per gameJay HuffJustin Champagnie
Fantasy points per game21.921.9
Minutes20.020.5
PointsPTS9.28.7
ReboundsREB3.76.2
AssistsAST1.51.3
StealsSTL0.40.8
BlocksBLK1.80.6
Threes3PM1.40.8
Field goal %FG%49.0%51.4%
Free throw %FT%84.5%81.0%
TurnoversTO0.80.5
Games, 2025-268269

Bold is the better number. The line blends 2025-26 with 2026-27 games as they are played, the same numbers the rankings use.

Per 36 minutes

Per 36Jay HuffJustin Champagnie
Fantasy points39.438.5
Points16.615.3
Rebounds6.710.9
Assists2.72.3
Steals0.81.4
Blocks3.31.1
Threes2.51.3
Turnovers1.51.0

Each per-game number divided by minutes and scaled to 36: the rate a bigger role would carry.

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9-category z-scores

CategoryJay HuffJustin Champagnie
PointsPTS-1.3-1.4
ReboundsREB-0.9+0.2
AssistsAST-1.1-1.2
StealsSTL-1.6-0.6
BlocksBLK+2.4-0.1
Threes3PM-0.3-1.0
Field goal percentageFG%+0.1+0.3
Free throw percentageFT%+0.2+0.1
TurnoversTO+1.3+1.7
Total-1.1-1.8

Each number is standard deviations above or below the top 156 players (a 12-team league's rosters). Field goal and free throw percentage are weighted by attempts, and turnovers count against.

If you punt a category

Punting blocks flips the 9-cat answer to Justin Champagnie.

PuntJay HuffJustin Champagnie
PTS+0.1 (#57)-0.5 (#83)
REB-0.3 (#66)-2.2 (#149)
AST-0.0 (#57)-0.7 (#80)
STL+0.3 (#55)-1.3 (#114)
BLK-3.7 (#206)-2.0 (#130)
3PM-0.9 (#88)-0.9 (#89)
FG%-1.2 (#94)-2.4 (#139)
FT%-1.3 (#107)-1.9 (#132)
TO-2.5 (#126)-3.6 (#164)

Value is the sum of the other eight z-scores, recomputed with the punted category left out of the pool that sets them; the rank is among all 392 ranked players.

Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1)

  • Jay Huff: 4 games (Mon @MIL, Wed PHI, Fri @MIA, Sun BKN), 1 back-to-back.
  • Justin Champagnie: 3 games (Mon @CHA, Wed @CLE, Fri CHA).

Every team's games this week · Week 2 streamers

Recent games

  • Jay Huff: 16.1 fantasy points a game over his last 2 of 2026-27, against 21.9 on the board.
  • Justin Champagnie: 26.7 fantasy points a game over his last 3 of 2026-27, against 21.9 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Jay Huff or Justin Champagnie?

    Points leagues: Jay Huff. 21.9 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 169th on our board to 170th. 9-cat leagues: Jay Huff again, -1.1 in summed z-scores against -1.8 (92nd to 124th).

  • Who wins more categories, Jay Huff or Justin Champagnie?

    Category by category, Jay Huff is ahead in 5 (PTS, AST, BLK, 3PM and FT%) and Justin Champagnie in 4 (REB, STL, FG% and TO).

  • Who should I start in Week 2, Jay Huff or Justin Champagnie?

    Jay Huff plays 4 games in Week 2 (Oct 26-Nov 1), Justin Champagnie 3. For that week alone, start Jay Huff: 87.6 projected fantasy points to 65.7 for Justin Champagnie.

By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number