Two players, one answer.
Baker Mayfield vs Kimani Vidal
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Baker Mayfield · 15.3 to 7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Baker Mayfield by 26% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Baker Mayfield by 53% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Baker Mayfield
On Sleeper's projections, Baker Mayfield is projected 8.3 points ahead of Kimani Vidal. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
QB · TB
Baker Mayfield
15.3 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 13.2, 12.3, 6.7
RB · LAC
Kimani Vidal
7.0 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
6.8 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 12.6, 7
What the call rests on
- Baker Mayfield: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Kimani Vidal: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 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 | Mayfield | Vidal |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.3 | 7 |
| Half PPR | 15.3 | 6.2 |
| Standard | 15.3 | 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 Kimani Vidal'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%.