Two players, one answer.
Colston Loveland vs Patrick Mahomes
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Patrick Mahomes · 16.8 to 9.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Patrick Mahomes by 5% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Patrick Mahomes by 30% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025
Start Patrick Mahomes
On Sleeper's projections, Patrick Mahomes is projected 6.9 points ahead of Colston Loveland. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.
QB · KC
Patrick Mahomes
16.8 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
17.3 a game this season · last 3: 17, 11.5, 7
TE · CHI
Colston Loveland
9.9 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
8.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.9, 18.5, 19.9
- Patrick Mahomes has scored 11.8 a game over his last three, below his 17.3 season average.
- Colston Loveland has scored 14.1 a game over his last three, above his 8.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Patrick Mahomes: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
- Colston Loveland: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 PM 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 | Mahomes | Loveland |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.8 | 9.9 |
| Half PPR | 16.8 | 7.7 |
| Standard | 16.8 | 5.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Patrick Mahomes plays first (Sun 4:25 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%.