Two players, one answer.

Calvin Ridley vs Travis Kelce

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 83% held up in 2025

Start Travis Kelce

On Sleeper's projections, Travis Kelce is projected 8.5 points ahead of Calvin Ridley. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 83% of the time.

TE · KC

Travis Kelce

11.4 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET

11.7 a game this season · last 3: 3.5, 9.3, 8.4

WR · TEN

Calvin Ridley

2.9 projected

@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable

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

What the call rests on

  • Travis Kelce: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 11:30 AM ET
  • Calvin Ridley: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 11:30 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 11:31 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 11:31 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, scoredKelceRidley
PPR11.42.9
Half PPR9.32.4
Standard7.11.9

What could change it before kickoff

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