Two players, one answer.

Dameon Pierce vs Marcus Mariota

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 70% held up in 2025

Lean Dameon Pierce

On Sleeper's projections, Dameon Pierce is projected 4.8 points ahead of Marcus Mariota. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 70% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

RB · PHI

Dameon Pierce

4.8 projected

@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ETQuestionable

10 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 15, 11.8

QB · WAS

Marcus Mariota

0.0 projected

vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ETQuestionable

11.5 a game this season · last 3: 8.7, 20.4, 5.3

What the call rests on

  • Dameon Pierce: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 4:40 AM ET
  • Marcus Mariota: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 4:45 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 4:45 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, scoredPierceMariota
PPR4.80
Half PPR4.40
Standard40

What could change it before kickoff

  • Dameon Pierce's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Marcus Mariota is the start.
  • Marcus Mariota's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Dameon Pierce is the start.

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%.