Two players, one answer.
Bhayshul Tuten vs Sam LaPorta
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Bhayshul Tuten · 14.4 to 11 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Sam LaPorta by 18% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Bhayshul Tuten by 19% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Bhayshul Tuten
On Sleeper's projections, Bhayshul Tuten is projected 3.4 points ahead of Sam LaPorta. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · JAX
Bhayshul Tuten
14.4 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
14.7 a game this season · last 3: 11.1, 11.6, 24.7
TE · DET
Sam LaPorta
11.0 projected
vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8
What the call rests on
- Bhayshul Tuten: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- Sam LaPorta: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:52 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Tuten | LaPorta |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.4 | 11 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 8.9 |
| Standard | 12.6 | 6.8 |
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%.