Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Lil'Jordan Humphrey
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 88% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Austin Ekeler
On Sleeper's projections, Austin Ekeler is projected 3.7 points ahead of Lil'Jordan Humphrey. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% 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 · DEN
Lil'Jordan Humphrey
2.0 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
1.1 a game this season · last 3: 0, 1.8, 1.5
What the call rests on
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Lil'Jordan Humphrey: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 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 | Humphrey |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.7 | 2 |
| Half PPR | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Standard | 4.7 | 1.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Lil'Jordan Humphrey 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%.