Two players, one answer.

Courtland Sutton vs Kirk Cousins

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Courtland Sutton · Kirk Cousins

Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025

Start Kirk Cousins

On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 9.5 points ahead of Courtland Sutton. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.

QB · LV

Kirk Cousins

16.8 projected

@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET

19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4

WR · DEN

Courtland Sutton

7.3 projected

vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET

5.5 a game this season · last 3: 9.8, 3.9, 7.5

What the call rests on

  • Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 2:30 AM ET
  • Courtland Sutton: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 2:30 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 2:36 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 2:36 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, scoredCousinsSutton
PPR16.87.3
Half PPR16.86
Standard16.84.6

What could change it before kickoff

  • Kirk Cousins plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Courtland Sutton'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%.