Two players, one answer.
Braelon Allen vs Lamar Jackson
This week
Start Lamar Jackson · 20.4 to 9.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Lamar Jackson by 36% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Lamar Jackson by 41% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 86% held up in 2025
Start Lamar Jackson
On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 10.6 points ahead of Braelon Allen. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 86% of the time.
QB · BAL
Lamar Jackson
20.4 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9
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
- Lamar Jackson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Braelon Allen has scored 16.8 a game over his last three, above his 10.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 7:03 PM ET
- Braelon Allen: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 7:03 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 7:08 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 7:08 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 | Jackson | Allen |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 20.4 | 9.8 |
| Half PPR | 20.4 | 9 |
| Standard | 20.4 | 8.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Lamar Jackson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Braelon Allen is the start.
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%.