Two players, one answer.
Cade Otton vs Michael Penix Jr.
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Michael Penix Jr. · 14.5 to 7.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Michael Penix Jr. by 8% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Michael Penix Jr. by 66% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 77% held up in 2025
Start Michael Penix Jr.
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Penix Jr. is projected 6.6 points ahead of Cade Otton. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 77% of the time.
QB · ATL
Michael Penix Jr.
14.5 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 14.4, 23.1, 20.4
TE · TB
Cade Otton
7.9 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.5, 1.4, 0
What the call rests on
- Michael Penix Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Cade Otton: 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 | Jr. | Otton |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.5 | 7.9 |
| Half PPR | 14.5 | 6.2 |
| Standard | 14.5 | 4.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
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%.