Two players, one answer.
Chig Okonkwo vs Zachariah Branch
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
Chig Okonkwo by 62% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Zachariah Branch by 21% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Chig Okonkwo
On Sleeper's projections, Chig Okonkwo is projected 4.8 points ahead of Zachariah Branch. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
TE · WAS
Chig Okonkwo
7.8 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
7.5 a game this season · last 3: 2.5, 10, 13.9
WR · ATL
Zachariah Branch
3.0 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.2 a game this season · last 3: 3.5, 0.9, 2.7
What the call rests on
- Chig Okonkwo: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:20 AM ET
- Zachariah Branch: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 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 | Okonkwo | Branch |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.8 | 3 |
| Half PPR | 6.2 | 2.4 |
| Standard | 4.6 | 1.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Zachariah Branch plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Chig Okonkwo'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%.