Two players, one answer.
Colby Parkinson vs DeMario Douglas
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start DeMario Douglas · 9.7 to 6.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DeMario Douglas by 27% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
DeMario Douglas by 52% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean DeMario Douglas
On Sleeper's projections, DeMario Douglas is projected 3 points ahead of Colby Parkinson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · NE
DeMario Douglas
9.7 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ET
9.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.5, 19.6, 5.3
TE · LAR
Colby Parkinson
6.7 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ETQuestionable
5.1 a game this season · last 3: 1.3, 14.1, 9.8
- DeMario Douglas has scored 15.8 a game over his last three, above his 9.2 season average.
- Colby Parkinson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- DeMario Douglas: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM ET
- Colby Parkinson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 6:02 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 6:02 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 | Douglas | Parkinson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.7 | 6.7 |
| Half PPR | 7.9 | 5.3 |
| Standard | 6.2 | 4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Colby Parkinson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, DeMario Douglas is the start.
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%.