Two players, one answer.
AJ Barner vs Oronde Gadsden
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start AJ Barner · 8.4 to 4.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Oronde Gadsden by 9% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Oronde Gadsden by 9% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean AJ Barner
On Sleeper's projections, AJ Barner is projected 3.9 points ahead of Oronde Gadsden. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% 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
TE · LAC
Oronde Gadsden
4.5 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
4.8 a game this season · last 3: 8.8, 0, 4.7
What the call rests on
- AJ Barner: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Oronde Gadsden: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 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 | Barner | Gadsden |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.4 | 4.5 |
| Half PPR | 6.9 | 3.6 |
| Standard | 5.3 | 2.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Oronde Gadsden plays first (Sun 4:05 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%.