Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Kimani Vidal
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 7 to 5.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kimani Vidal by 70% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 56% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Kimani Vidal is projected 1.3 points ahead of Austin Ekeler. 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 · LAC
Kimani Vidal
7.0 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
6.8 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 12.6, 7
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
- Kimani Vidal: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 AM ET
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 1:07 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 1:07 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 | Vidal | Ekeler |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7 | 5.7 |
| Half PPR | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| Standard | 5.5 | 4.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- 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.
- Kimani Vidal plays first (Sun 4:05 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%.