Two players, one answer.

Bucky Irving vs Christian McCaffrey

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Bucky Irving · Christian McCaffrey

Week 8 · PPR

Start Bucky Irving

Christian McCaffrey is on a bye.

RB · TB

Bucky Irving

16.6 projected

vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET

15.7 a game this season · last 3: 31.5, 6.9, 24

RB · SF

Christian McCaffrey

0.0 projected

No game this weekBye

20.6 a game this season · last 3: 17.3, 30.7, 22

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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%.