Two players, one answer.

Colby Parkinson vs Josh Williams

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Colby Parkinson · Josh Williams

Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025

Start Colby Parkinson

On Sleeper's projections, Colby Parkinson is projected 6.7 points ahead of Josh Williams. 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 · TB

Josh Williams

0.0 projected

vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ET

0 a game this season · last 1: 0

What the call rests on

  • Colby Parkinson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 10:20 AM ET
  • Josh Williams: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 10:27 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 10:27 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, scoredParkinsonWilliams
PPR6.70
Half PPR5.30
Standard40

What could change it before kickoff

  • Colby Parkinson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Josh Williams is the start.
  • Josh Williams 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%.