Two players, one answer.
Ben VanSumeren vs Jordan Whittington
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
Ben VanSumeren by 43% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Ben VanSumeren by 5% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean Jordan Whittington
On Sleeper's projections, Jordan Whittington is projected 4 points ahead of Ben VanSumeren. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · LAR
Jordan Whittington
4.0 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ETQuestionable
0.8 a game this season · last 3: 1.4, 0, 0
RB · KC
Ben VanSumeren
0.0 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
0 a game this season · last 1: 0
- Jordan Whittington is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jordan Whittington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 8:20 AM ET
- Ben VanSumeren: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 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 | Whittington | VanSumeren |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.2 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.4 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jordan Whittington's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Ben VanSumeren is the start.
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%.