Two players, one answer.
Bhayshul Tuten vs James Cook III
This week
Toss-up · 13.4 to 11.8 projected (Week 9, Standard)
Rest of season
James Cook III by 34% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
Bhayshul Tuten by 11% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Standard · 58% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, James Cook III is projected 1.6 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 58% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
RB · BUF
James Cook III
13.4 projected
@ MIN · Mon 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 21.8, 21.3, 16.1
RB · JAX
Bhayshul Tuten
11.8 projected
@ BAL · Thu 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
14.8 a game this season · last 3: 9.6, 20.7, 27.9
- James Cook III is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Bhayshul Tuten is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- James Cook III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 4:40 PM ET
- Bhayshul Tuten: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 4:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Nov 3, 4:41 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Nov 3, 4:41 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 | III | Tuten |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15 | 14 |
| Half PPR | 14.2 | 12.9 |
| Standard | 13.4 | 11.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- James Cook III's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Bhayshul Tuten is the start.
- Bhayshul Tuten's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, James Cook III is the start.
- A projection update of 1.6 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- Bhayshul Tuten plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before James Cook III's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.