Two players, one answer.

Calvin Ridley vs Luke McCaffrey

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Calvin Ridley by 73% (Redraft PPR)
Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025

Start Calvin Ridley

On Sleeper's projections, Calvin Ridley is projected 6.9 points ahead of Luke McCaffrey. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.

WR · TEN

Calvin Ridley

7.3 projected

@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable

2.6 a game this season · last 3: 2.3, 5.3, 0

WR · WAS

Luke McCaffrey

0.4 projected

vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET

0 a game this season · last 3: 0, 0, 0

Calvin Ridley is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.

What the call rests on

Calvin Ridley: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
Luke McCaffrey: 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	Ridley	McCaffrey
PPR	7.3	0.4
Half PPR	6	0.3
Standard	4.8	0.3

What could change it before kickoff

Calvin Ridley's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Luke McCaffrey is the start.
Calvin Ridley plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Luke McCaffrey'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%.