Two players, one answer.
Cody Schrader vs John Metchie III
Any format · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
John Metchie III by 26% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
John Metchie III by 15% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean John Metchie III
On Sleeper's projections, John Metchie III is projected 4.1 points ahead of Cody Schrader. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · CAR
John Metchie III
4.1 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
5 a game this season · last 3: 6.7, 4.4, 4
RB · DEN
Cody Schrader
0.0 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- John Metchie III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 12:30 PM ET
- Cody Schrader: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 12:44 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | III | Schrader |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.1 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.3 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.5 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- John Metchie III plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Cody Schrader'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%.