Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Brian Robinson Jr.
This week
Toss-up · 5.7 to 4.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Brian Robinson Jr. by 63% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 56% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Austin Ekeler is projected 1.3 points ahead of Brian Robinson Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 56% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
RB · WAS
Austin Ekeler
5.7 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
3.4 a game this season · last 3: 5, 2.4, 2.7
RB · ATL
Brian Robinson Jr.
4.4 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
8.9 a game this season · last 3: 25.7, 1.6, 3
- Brian Robinson Jr. is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:50 AM ET
- Brian Robinson Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 7:54 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 7:54 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 | Ekeler | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| Half PPR | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| Standard | 4.8 | 3.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brian Robinson Jr.'s status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Austin Ekeler is the start.
- A projection update of 1.3 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- Brian Robinson Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Austin Ekeler'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%.