Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Kevin Coleman Jr.
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Austin Ekeler by 37% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kevin Coleman Jr. by 70% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Austin Ekeler
On Sleeper's projections, Austin Ekeler is projected 3.5 points ahead of Kevin Coleman Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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
WR · MIA
Kevin Coleman Jr.
2.2 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2.9 a game this season · last 3: 1.3, 12, 0
What the call rests on
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Kevin Coleman Jr.: 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 | Ekeler | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Half PPR | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| Standard | 4.7 | 1.4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kevin Coleman Jr. 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%.