Two players, one answer.
Carnell Tate vs Rico Dowdle
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Carnell Tate · 13.6 to 8.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Carnell Tate by 29% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Carnell Tate by 65% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Carnell Tate
On Sleeper's projections, Carnell Tate is projected 4.8 points ahead of Rico Dowdle. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
WR · TEN
Carnell Tate
13.6 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
11 a game this season · last 3: 1.6, 19, 9.9
RB · PIT
Rico Dowdle
8.8 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 6.4, 7.9, 14.6
What the call rests on
- Carnell Tate: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
- Rico Dowdle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 7:55 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET from Sleeper’s player list (once a day). 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 | Tate | Dowdle |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.6 | 8.8 |
| Half PPR | 10.9 | 8 |
| Standard | 8.3 | 7.1 |
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%.