Two players, one answer.
Bryce Young vs Josh Downs
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Bryce Young · 17.9 to 10.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Bryce Young by 35% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 79% held up in 2025
Start Bryce Young
On Sleeper's projections, Bryce Young is projected 7.8 points ahead of Josh Downs. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 79% of the time.
QB · CAR
Bryce Young
11.4 final · 17.9 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
18.7 a game this season · last 3: 19.8, 7.4, 11.4
WR · IND
Josh Downs
10.1 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.2 a game this season · last 3: 7.7, 8.7, 3.8
- Bryce Young's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
- Bryce Young has scored 12.9 a game over his last three, below his 18.7 season average.
What the call rests on
- Bryce Young: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Josh Downs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 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 | Young | Downs |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.9 | 10.1 |
| Half PPR | 17.9 | 8.1 |
| Standard | 17.9 | 6.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Bryce Young plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Josh Downs'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%.