Two players, one answer.

Austin Ekeler vs Max Bredeson

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 74% held up in 2025

Start Austin Ekeler

On Sleeper's projections, Austin Ekeler is projected 5.6 points ahead of Max Bredeson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 74% of the time.

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

RB · MIN

Max Bredeson

0.1 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET

0 a game this season · last 2: 0, 0

What the call rests on

  • Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:30 PM ET
  • Max Bredeson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:30 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 4:48 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
Same projections, scoredEkelerBredeson
PPR5.70.1
Half PPR5.30.1
Standard4.80

What could change it before kickoff

  • Max Bredeson 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%.