Two players, one answer.
AJ Barner vs Dameon Pierce
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start AJ Barner · 8.4 to 4.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Dameon Pierce by 22% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Dameon Pierce by 8% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean AJ Barner
On Sleeper's projections, AJ Barner is projected 3.5 points ahead of Dameon Pierce. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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
RB · PHI
Dameon Pierce
4.9 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
10 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 15, 11.8
What the call rests on
- AJ Barner: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:10 PM ET
- Dameon Pierce: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 4:24 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, scored | Barner | Pierce |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.4 | 4.9 |
| Half PPR | 6.8 | 4.4 |
| Standard | 5.2 | 4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Dameon Pierce plays first (Sun 8:20 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%.