Two players, one answer.
Dallas Goedert vs Ja'Kobi Lane
Any league · this week start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Dallas Goedert by 72% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Ja'Kobi Lane by 21% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Half PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Dallas Goedert
On Sleeper's projections, Dallas Goedert is projected 3.9 points ahead of Ja'Kobi Lane. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · PHI
Dallas Goedert
7.8 projected
vs NYG · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.5 a game this season · last 3: 9.1, 7.3, 5.2
WR · BAL
Ja'Kobi Lane
3.9 projected
vs JAX · Thu 8:15 PM ET
3.4 a game this season · last 3: 6, 4, 1.8
What the call rests on
- Dallas Goedert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 9:40 AM ET
- Ja'Kobi Lane: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 9:40 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Nov 4, 9:48 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Nov 4, 9:48 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 | Goedert | Lane |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.6 | 5 |
| Half PPR | 7.8 | 3.9 |
| Standard | 6.1 | 2.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Ja'Kobi Lane plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Dallas Goedert'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%.