Two players, one answer.

Aaron Jones Sr. vs Zay Flowers

Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025

Start Zay Flowers

On Sleeper's projections, Zay Flowers is projected 8.3 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.

WR · BAL

Zay Flowers

18.1 projected

@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET

20.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.6, 12.7, 27.7

RB · MIN

Aaron Jones Sr.

9.8 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable

12.3 a game this season · last 3: 16.8, 18.7, 3.6

What the call rests on

  • Zay Flowers: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 12:30 PM ET
  • Aaron Jones Sr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 12:30 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 12:41 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
Same projections, scoredFlowersSr.
PPR18.19.8
Half PPR15.38.7
Standard12.57.5

What could change it before kickoff

  • Aaron Jones Sr.'s status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Zay Flowers is the start.

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%.