Two players, one answer.
Bucky Irving vs George Pickens
Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
Week 8 · PPR · 57% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Bucky Irving is projected 1.5 points ahead of George Pickens. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 57% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: start the one you trust more, or the one with news on his side.
RB · TB
Bucky Irving
15.8 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.7 a game this season · last 3: 31.5, 6.9, 24
WR · DAL
George Pickens
14.3 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.9 a game this season · last 3: 28, 13.3, 15.7
- Bucky Irving has scored 20.8 a game over his last three, above his 15.7 season average.
- George Pickens has scored 19 a game over his last three, above his 13.9 season average.
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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season.