Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Jordan Mason
This week
Start Jordan Mason · 11 to 5.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jordan Mason by 7% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jordan Mason by 62% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Jordan Mason
On Sleeper's projections, Jordan Mason is projected 5.3 points ahead of Austin Ekeler. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
RB · MIN
Jordan Mason
11.0 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.4 a game this season · last 2: 11.9, 6.8
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
- Jordan Mason: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 PM 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 | Mason | Ekeler |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11 | 5.7 |
| Half PPR | 10.3 | 5.2 |
| Standard | 9.7 | 4.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jordan Mason 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%.