Two players, one answer.
Colby Parkinson vs Eli Heidenreich
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Colby Parkinson by 40% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Eli Heidenreich by 29% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025
Start Colby Parkinson
On Sleeper's projections, Colby Parkinson is projected 6.6 points ahead of Eli Heidenreich. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.
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
RB · PIT
Eli Heidenreich
0.1 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
0 a game this season · last 2: 0, 0
- 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
- Colby Parkinson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 1:20 PM ET
- Eli Heidenreich: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 1:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 1:28 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 1:28 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 | Parkinson | Heidenreich |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| Half PPR | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Standard | 4 | 0.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Colby Parkinson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Eli Heidenreich is the start.
- Eli Heidenreich plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Colby Parkinson'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%.