Two players, one answer.

Colby Parkinson vs Reggie Virgil

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Colby Parkinson · Reggie Virgil

Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025

Lean Colby Parkinson

On Sleeper's projections, Colby Parkinson is projected 3 points ahead of Reggie Virgil. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

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

WR · ARI

Reggie Virgil

3.7 projected

@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET

4.9 a game this season · last 1: 4.9

What the call rests on

  • Colby Parkinson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
  • Reggie Virgil: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 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, scoredParkinsonVirgil
PPR6.73.7
Half PPR5.33
Standard42.3

What could change it before kickoff

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