Two players, one answer.
Chris Godwin Jr. vs DK Metcalf
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 9.6 to 9.5 projected (Week 8, Half PPR)
Rest of season
DK Metcalf by 52% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
DK Metcalf by 52% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, DK Metcalf is projected 0.1 points ahead of Chris Godwin Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 50% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
WR · PIT
DK Metcalf
9.6 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.6 a game this season · last 3: 3.8, 14.8, 6.6
WR · TB
Chris Godwin Jr.
9.5 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.7 a game this season · last 3: 5.5, 5.7, 4.7
What the call rests on
- DK Metcalf: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:20 PM ET
- Chris Godwin Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 12:27 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 12:27 PM 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 | Metcalf | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11.4 | 11.9 |
| Half PPR | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| Standard | 7.7 | 7.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0.1 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- In ppr scoring the call goes the other way: Chris Godwin Jr. 11.9, DK Metcalf 11.4.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.