Two players, one answer.
CeeDee Lamb vs James Cook III
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start CeeDee Lamb · 22.2 to 16.3 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
CeeDee Lamb by 26% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
CeeDee Lamb by 46% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start CeeDee Lamb
On Sleeper's projections, CeeDee Lamb is projected 5.9 points ahead of James Cook III. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
WR · DAL
CeeDee Lamb
22.2 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET
22.2 a game this season · last 3: 2.9, 16, 24.4
RB · BUF
James Cook III
16.3 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
18.9 a game this season · last 3: 16.3, 22.8, 24.3
- CeeDee Lamb has scored 14.4 a game over his last three, below his 22.2 season average.
What the call rests on
- CeeDee Lamb: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- James Cook III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:56 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 | Lamb | III |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 22.2 | 16.3 |
| Half PPR | 18.7 | 15.4 |
| Standard | 15.2 | 14.6 |
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%.