Two players, one answer.
D'Andre Swift vs Joe Burrow
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Joe Burrow · 21.9 to 14.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
D'Andre Swift by 15% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Joe Burrow by 46% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025
Start Joe Burrow
On Sleeper's projections, Joe Burrow is projected 7.3 points ahead of D'Andre Swift. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.
QB · CIN
Joe Burrow
21.9 projected
vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
22.2 a game this season · last 3: 25.7, 24.6, 28.9
RB · CHI
D'Andre Swift
14.6 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
17.5 a game this season · last 3: 17.3, 23, 19
What the call rests on
- Joe Burrow: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 2:10 AM ET
- D'Andre Swift: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 2:10 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 2:11 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 2:11 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 | Burrow | Swift |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 21.9 | 14.6 |
| Half PPR | 21.9 | 13.2 |
| Standard | 21.9 | 11.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Joe Burrow plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before D'Andre Swift'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%.