Two players, one answer.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. vs Ja'Tavion Sanders

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026

Chris Rodriguez Jr. · Ja'Tavion Sanders

Week 9 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr.

On Sleeper's projections, Chris Rodriguez Jr. is projected 5.1 points ahead of Ja'Tavion Sanders. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.

RB · JAX

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

5.4 projected

@ BAL · Thu 8:15 PM ET

6.2 a game this season · last 3: 2.1, 5.5, 12.8

TE · CAR

Ja'Tavion Sanders

0.3 projected

vs DEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

No games this season

What the call rests on

  • Chris Rodriguez Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 10:00 PM ET
  • Ja'Tavion Sanders: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 10:00 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Nov 4, 10:11 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Nov 4, 10:11 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, scoredJr.Sanders
PPR5.40.3
Half PPR5.20.2
Standard4.90.1

What could change it before kickoff

  • Chris Rodriguez Jr. plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Ja'Tavion Sanders'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%.