Two players, one answer.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. vs Marcus Mariota

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Chris Rodriguez Jr. · Marcus Mariota

Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr.

On Sleeper's projections, Chris Rodriguez Jr. is projected 6.2 points ahead of Marcus Mariota. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.

RB · JAX

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

6.2 projected

vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET

5.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.5, 2.1, 5.5

QB · WAS

Marcus Mariota

0.0 projected

vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET

11.5 a game this season · last 3: 8.7, 20.4, 5.3

What the call rests on

  • Chris Rodriguez Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
  • Marcus Mariota: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 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, scoredJr.Mariota
PPR6.20
Half PPR60
Standard5.80

What could change it before kickoff

  • Chris Rodriguez Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Marcus Mariota'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%.