Two players, one answer.
Bhayshul Tuten vs Patrick Mahomes
Any league · Week 9 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026
This week
Start Patrick Mahomes · 21.3 to 12.8 projected (Week 9, Half PPR)
Rest of season
Bhayshul Tuten by 42% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Half PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Patrick Mahomes
On Sleeper's projections, Patrick Mahomes is projected 8.5 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
QB · KC
Patrick Mahomes
21.3 projected
vs NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
18.5 a game this season · last 3: 11.5, 7, 25.4
RB · JAX
Bhayshul Tuten
12.8 projected
@ BAL · Thu 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
15.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.6, 22.7, 28.9
- 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
- Patrick Mahomes: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 6:50 PM ET
- Bhayshul Tuten: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 6:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Nov 4, 7:01 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Nov 4, 7:01 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 | Mahomes | Tuten |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 21.3 | 13.9 |
| Half PPR | 21.3 | 12.8 |
| Standard | 21.3 | 11.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Bhayshul Tuten's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Patrick Mahomes is the start.
- Bhayshul Tuten plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Patrick Mahomes's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.