Two players, one answer.
Caleb Williams vs DK Metcalf
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Caleb Williams · 15.8 to 11.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DK Metcalf by 11% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Caleb Williams by 42% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Caleb Williams
On Sleeper's projections, Caleb Williams is projected 4.4 points ahead of DK Metcalf. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · CHI
Caleb Williams
15.8 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
21.2 a game this season · last 3: 8.7, 16.5, 22.1
WR · PIT
DK Metcalf
11.4 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.3, 20.3, 7.6
What the call rests on
- Caleb Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- DK Metcalf: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 5:50 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Williams | Metcalf |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.8 | 11.4 |
| Half PPR | 15.8 | 9.6 |
| Standard | 15.8 | 7.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- DK Metcalf plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Caleb Williams'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%.