Two players, one answer.
AJ Barner vs Baker Mayfield
This week
Start Baker Mayfield · 16.2 to 8.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Baker Mayfield by 15% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Baker Mayfield by 52% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 80% held up in 2025
Start Baker Mayfield
On Sleeper's projections, Baker Mayfield is projected 7.8 points ahead of AJ Barner. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.
QB · TB
Baker Mayfield
16.2 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 13.2, 12.3, 6.7
TE · SEA
AJ Barner
8.4 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
6.2 a game this season · last 3: 5, 4.6, 8.6
What the call rests on
- Baker Mayfield: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 4:00 AM ET
- AJ Barner: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 4:00 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 4:07 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 4:07 AM 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 | Mayfield | Barner |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.2 | 8.4 |
| Half PPR | 16.2 | 6.8 |
| Standard | 16.2 | 5.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Baker Mayfield plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before AJ Barner's late news is known.
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%.