Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Olamide Zaccheaus
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Austin Ekeler by 87% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Olamide Zaccheaus by 5% (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 Olamide Zaccheaus. 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 · ATL
Olamide Zaccheaus
2.2 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
0.9 a game this season · last 3: 0, 0, 0
- Olamide Zaccheaus is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 AM ET
- Olamide Zaccheaus: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 6:09 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 6:09 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 | Zaccheaus |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Half PPR | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| Standard | 4.8 | 1.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Olamide Zaccheaus's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Austin Ekeler is the start.
- Olamide Zaccheaus 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%.