Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Jonah Coleman
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Jonah Coleman · 10.1 to 5.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jonah Coleman by 14% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jonah Coleman by 78% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Jonah Coleman
On Sleeper's projections, Jonah Coleman is projected 4.4 points ahead of Austin Ekeler. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · DEN
Jonah Coleman
10.1 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
7.9 a game this season · last 3: 0, 14.8, 8.9
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
What the call rests on
- Jonah Coleman: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 2:30 AM ET
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 2:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 2:40 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 2:40 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 | Coleman | Ekeler |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 10.1 | 5.7 |
| Half PPR | 9.2 | 5.3 |
| Standard | 8.4 | 4.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jonah Coleman plays first (Sun 4:25 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%.