Two players, one answer.
Bucky Irving vs Ollie Gordon II
This week
Start Bucky Irving · 16.5 to 12.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Bucky Irving by 43% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Bucky Irving by 20% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Bucky Irving
On Sleeper's projections, Bucky Irving is projected 3.6 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · TB
Bucky Irving
16.5 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.7 a game this season · last 3: 31.5, 6.9, 24
RB · MIA
Ollie Gordon II
12.9 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
13.1 a game this season · last 3: 18, 14.8, 17.3
- Bucky Irving has scored 20.8 a game over his last three, above his 15.7 season average.
What the call rests on
- Bucky Irving: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Ollie Gordon II: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 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 | Irving | II |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.5 | 12.9 |
| Half PPR | 14.9 | 12.1 |
| Standard | 13.3 | 11.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Bucky Irving plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Ollie Gordon II'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%.