Two players, one answer.
Bo Nix vs Pat Freiermuth
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Bo Nix · 14 to 9.3 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Bo Nix by 13% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Bo Nix by 68% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 70% held up in 2025
Lean Bo Nix
On Sleeper's projections, Bo Nix is projected 4.7 points ahead of Pat Freiermuth. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 70% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · DEN
Bo Nix
14.0 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
14.1 a game this season · last 3: 7.9, 4.5, 26.3
TE · PIT
Pat Freiermuth
9.3 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.6 a game this season · last 3: 21.5, 3.1, 4
What the call rests on
- Bo Nix: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:10 PM ET
- Pat Freiermuth: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 4:25 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 | Nix | Freiermuth |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14 | 9.3 |
| Half PPR | 14 | 7.6 |
| Standard | 14 | 5.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Pat Freiermuth plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Bo Nix's late news is known.
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%.