Two players, one answer.
Braelon Allen vs Bucky Irving
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Bucky Irving · 16.6 to 9.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Bucky Irving by 54% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Bucky Irving by 28% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025
Start Bucky Irving
On Sleeper's projections, Bucky Irving is projected 6.8 points ahead of Braelon Allen. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.
RB · TB
Bucky Irving
16.6 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.7 a game this season · last 3: 31.5, 6.9, 24
RB · NYJ
Braelon Allen
9.8 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 18.6, 12.4, 19.4
- Bucky Irving has scored 20.8 a game over his last three, above his 15.7 season average.
- Braelon Allen has scored 16.8 a game over his last three, above his 10.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Bucky Irving: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Braelon Allen: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 5:50 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 | Irving | Allen |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.6 | 9.8 |
| Half PPR | 15 | 9 |
| Standard | 13.3 | 8.1 |
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%.