Two players, one answer.
Charlie Kolar vs Riley Nowakowski
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
Charlie Kolar by 44% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Riley Nowakowski by 26% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Charlie Kolar
On Sleeper's projections, Charlie Kolar is projected 4 points ahead of Riley Nowakowski. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · LAC
Charlie Kolar
4.1 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
4.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.1, 4.7, 5
RB · PIT
Riley Nowakowski
0.1 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
0 a game this season · last 1: 0
What the call rests on
- Charlie Kolar: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
- Riley Nowakowski: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 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 | Kolar | Nowakowski |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Half PPR | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Standard | 2.4 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Riley Nowakowski plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Charlie Kolar'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%.