Two players, one answer.
Braelon Allen vs James Cook III
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start James Cook III · 17.3 to 10 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
James Cook III by 69% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
James Cook III by 21% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 79% held up in 2025
Start James Cook III
On Sleeper's projections, James Cook III is projected 7.3 points ahead of Braelon Allen. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 79% of the time.
RB · BUF
James Cook III
17.3 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
18.9 a game this season · last 3: 16.3, 22.8, 24.3
RB · NYJ
Braelon Allen
10.0 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 18.6, 12.4, 19.4
- Braelon Allen has scored 16.8 a game over his last three, above his 10.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- James Cook III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Braelon Allen: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 AM 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 | Allen |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.3 | 10 |
| Half PPR | 16.4 | 9.1 |
| Standard | 15.5 | 8.2 |
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%.