Two players, one answer.
Baker Mayfield vs Michael Mayer
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Baker Mayfield · 15.4 to 7.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Baker Mayfield by 6% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Baker Mayfield by 55% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Baker Mayfield
On Sleeper's projections, Baker Mayfield is projected 7.9 points ahead of Michael Mayer. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
QB · TB
Baker Mayfield
15.4 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 13.2, 12.3, 6.7
TE · LV
Michael Mayer
7.5 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.5 a game this season · last 3: 1.2, 16.5, 6.2
What the call rests on
- Baker Mayfield: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM ET
- Michael Mayer: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 6:02 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 6:02 PM 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 | Mayer |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.4 | 7.5 |
| Half PPR | 15.4 | 5.8 |
| Standard | 15.4 | 4.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
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%.