Two players, one answer.
Cyrus Allen vs Gunnar Helm
Any league · this week start/sit · Half 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
Gunnar Helm by 28% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Cyrus Allen by 8% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Gunnar Helm
On Sleeper's projections, Gunnar Helm is projected 3.7 points ahead of Cyrus Allen. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · TEN
Gunnar Helm
4.9 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.7 a game this season · last 3: 3, 0, 3.9
WR · KC
Cyrus Allen
1.2 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
1.5 a game this season · last 3: 0, 3.7, 2.3
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Gunnar Helm: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 PM ET
- Cyrus Allen: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 4:35 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 4:35 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 | Helm | Allen |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.5 | 1.4 |
| Half PPR | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Standard | 3.4 | 0.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Gunnar Helm plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Cyrus Allen's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.