Two players, one answer.
Austin Ekeler vs Roschon Johnson
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 33% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Roschon Johnson by 61% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 70% held up in 2025
Start Austin Ekeler
On Sleeper's projections, Austin Ekeler is projected 4.6 points ahead of Roschon Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 70% 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 · CHI
Roschon Johnson
1.1 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
7 a game this season · last 3: 9, 14.5, 1.3
What the call rests on
- Austin Ekeler: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Roschon Johnson: 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 | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Half PPR | 5.2 | 0.9 |
| Standard | 4.7 | 0.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Austin Ekeler plays first (Sun 8:20 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Roschon Johnson'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%.