Two players, one answer.

Dak Prescott vs Rashee Rice

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Dak Prescott · Rashee Rice

Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025

Start Dak Prescott

On Sleeper's projections, Dak Prescott is projected 9.8 points ahead of Rashee Rice. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.

QB · DAL

Dak Prescott

22.4 projected

vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET

19 a game this season · last 3: 14.6, 13, 23.3

WR · KC

Rashee Rice

12.6 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable

12.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.9, 12.3, 15.8

What the call rests on

  • Dak Prescott: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
  • Rashee Rice: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 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, scoredPrescottRice
PPR22.412.6
Half PPR22.410.4
Standard22.48.1

What could change it before kickoff

  • Rashee Rice's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Dak Prescott is the start.
  • Dak Prescott plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Rashee Rice'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%.