Two players, one answer.
Colston Loveland vs Jalen Coker
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jalen Coker · 15.9 to 9.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jalen Coker by 3% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jalen Coker by 4% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Jalen Coker
On Sleeper's projections, Jalen Coker is projected 6.2 points ahead of Colston Loveland. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% of the time.
WR · CAR
Jalen Coker
11.6 final · 15.9 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
13.6 a game this season · last 3: 15.7, 1.9, 11.6
TE · CHI
Colston Loveland
9.7 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
8.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.9, 18.5, 19.9
- Jalen Coker's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
- Colston Loveland is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Colston Loveland has scored 14.1 a game over his last three, above his 8.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Jalen Coker: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Colston Loveland: 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 | Coker | Loveland |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.9 | 9.7 |
| Half PPR | 13.1 | 7.6 |
| Standard | 10.2 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Colston Loveland's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jalen Coker is the start.
- Jalen Coker plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Colston Loveland'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%.