Two players, one answer.
Baker Mayfield vs Colston Loveland
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Baker Mayfield · 16.3 to 9.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Colston Loveland by 50% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Baker Mayfield
On Sleeper's projections, Baker Mayfield is projected 6.5 points ahead of Colston Loveland. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% of the time.
QB · TB
Baker Mayfield
16.3 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 13.2, 12.3, 6.7
TE · CHI
Colston Loveland
9.8 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
8.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.9, 18.5, 19.9
- Colston Loveland has scored 14.1 a game over his last three, above his 8.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Baker Mayfield: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:00 PM ET
- Colston Loveland: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:14 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, scored | Mayfield | Loveland |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.3 | 9.8 |
| Half PPR | 16.3 | 7.6 |
| Standard | 16.3 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Baker Mayfield plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Colston Loveland'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%.