Two players, one answer.
Colston Loveland vs Justin Jefferson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Justin Jefferson · 17.6 to 9.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Justin Jefferson by 41% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Justin Jefferson by 18% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Justin Jefferson
On Sleeper's projections, Justin Jefferson is projected 7.9 points ahead of Colston Loveland. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
WR · MIN
Justin Jefferson
17.6 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
14.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.2, 18.8, 8.4
TE · CHI
Colston Loveland
9.7 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
8.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.9, 18.5, 19.9
- Colston Loveland has scored 14.1 a game over his last three, above his 8.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Justin Jefferson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 12:20 AM ET
- Colston Loveland: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 12:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 12:29 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 12:29 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 | Jefferson | Loveland |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.6 | 9.7 |
| Half PPR | 14.5 | 7.6 |
| Standard | 11.4 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Justin Jefferson plays first (Sun 1:00 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%.