Two players, one answer.
Colston Loveland vs Justin Herbert
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Justin Herbert · 13.5 to 9.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Colston Loveland by 53% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Colston Loveland by 3% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Justin Herbert
On Sleeper's projections, Justin Herbert is projected 3.8 points ahead of Colston Loveland. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · LAC
Justin Herbert
13.5 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
11.7 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 11.2, 9.8
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
- 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
- Justin Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 8:20 AM ET
- Colston Loveland: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 8:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 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 | Herbert | Loveland |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.5 | 9.7 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 7.6 |
| Standard | 13.5 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Colston Loveland's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Justin Herbert is the start.
- Justin Herbert plays first (Sun 4:05 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%.