Two players, one answer.
Colby Parkinson vs Zavion Thomas
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 45% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Zavion Thomas by 33% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Colby Parkinson
On Sleeper's projections, Colby Parkinson is projected 3.9 points ahead of Zavion Thomas. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% 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 · CHI
Zavion Thomas
2.8 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
1.6 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 5.5, 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, 4:20 AM ET
- Zavion Thomas: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 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 | Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.7 | 2.8 |
| Half PPR | 5.3 | 2.3 |
| Standard | 4 | 1.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Colby Parkinson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Zavion Thomas is the start.
- Colby Parkinson plays first (Sun 4:05 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Zavion Thomas'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%.