Two players, one answer.
Colby Parkinson vs Pierre Strong Jr.
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 5% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Pierre Strong Jr. by 14% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Colby Parkinson
On Sleeper's projections, Colby Parkinson is projected 6 points ahead of Pierre Strong Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% 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 · GB
Pierre Strong Jr.
0.2 final · 0.7 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
5.6 a game this season · last 3: 4.8, 11.7, 0.2
- Pierre Strong Jr.'s game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
- 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, 7:20 AM ET
- Pierre Strong Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 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, scored | Parkinson | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| Half PPR | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Standard | 4 | 0.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Colby Parkinson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Pierre Strong Jr. is the start.
- Pierre Strong Jr. plays first (Thu 8:15 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%.