Two players, one answer.

Dallas Goedert vs Lamar Jackson

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 86% held up in 2025

Start Lamar Jackson

On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 10.3 points ahead of Dallas Goedert. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 86% of the time.

QB · BAL

Lamar Jackson

20.4 projected

@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable

20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9

TE · PHI

Dallas Goedert

10.1 projected

@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET

11.4 a game this season · last 3: 9.8, 12.1, 9.8

What the call rests on

  • Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:30 PM ET
  • Dallas Goedert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:30 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 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, scoredJacksonGoedert
PPR20.410.1
Half PPR20.48.4
Standard20.46.7

What could change it before kickoff

  • Lamar Jackson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Dallas Goedert is the start.
  • Lamar Jackson plays first (Sun 1:00 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 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%.