Two players, one answer.
Courtland Sutton vs Shane Buechele
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Courtland Sutton by 88% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Courtland Sutton by 10% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 80% held up in 2025
Start Courtland Sutton
On Sleeper's projections, Courtland Sutton is projected 7.9 points ahead of Shane Buechele. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.
WR · DEN
Courtland Sutton
7.9 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
5.5 a game this season · last 3: 9.8, 3.9, 7.5
QB · BUF
Shane Buechele
— final · points pending · 0.0 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
No games this season
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Courtland Sutton: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 5:30 PM ET
- Shane Buechele: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 5:35 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 5:35 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 | Sutton | Buechele |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.9 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 6.4 | 0 |
| Standard | 5 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Shane Buechele 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%.