Two players, one answer.
Brock Bowers vs Sam LaPorta
This week
Start Brock Bowers · 17 to 11.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Brock Bowers by 51% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Brock Bowers by 55% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Brock Bowers
On Sleeper's projections, Brock Bowers is projected 5.9 points ahead of Sam LaPorta. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% of the time.
TE · LV
Brock Bowers
17.0 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
19.1 a game this season · last 3: 23, 11, 13.3
TE · DET
Sam LaPorta
11.1 projected
vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8
- Brock Bowers is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Brock Bowers: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:10 PM ET
- Sam LaPorta: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 5:19 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 5:19 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 | Bowers | LaPorta |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17 | 11.1 |
| Half PPR | 13.9 | 9 |
| Standard | 10.8 | 6.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brock Bowers's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Sam LaPorta 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%.