Two players, one answer.
Baker Mayfield vs Rico Dowdle
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Baker Mayfield · 16.1 to 8.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Rico Dowdle by 43% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Baker Mayfield by 46% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025
Start Baker Mayfield
On Sleeper's projections, Baker Mayfield is projected 7.3 points ahead of Rico Dowdle. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.
QB · TB
Baker Mayfield
16.1 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 13.2, 12.3, 6.7
RB · PIT
Rico Dowdle
8.8 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 6.4, 7.9, 14.6
What the call rests on
- Baker Mayfield: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 11:10 AM ET
- Rico Dowdle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 11:10 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 11:11 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 11:11 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 | Dowdle |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.1 | 8.8 |
| Half PPR | 16.1 | 7.9 |
| Standard | 16.1 | 7 |
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%.