Two players, one answer.
Brian Robinson Jr. vs Sam Darnold
This week
Start Sam Darnold · 16.3 to 4.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Sam Darnold by 57% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 89% held up in 2025
Start Sam Darnold
On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 11.9 points ahead of Brian Robinson Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 89% of the time.
QB · SEA
Sam Darnold
16.3 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
13.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.3, 13, 15
RB · ATL
Brian Robinson Jr.
4.4 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
8.9 a game this season · last 3: 25.7, 1.6, 3
- Brian Robinson Jr. is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:20 AM ET
- Brian Robinson Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 6:27 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 | Darnold | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.3 | 4.4 |
| Half PPR | 16.3 | 4.1 |
| Standard | 16.3 | 3.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brian Robinson Jr.'s status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Sam Darnold is the start.
- Brian Robinson Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Sam Darnold'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%.