Two players, one answer.
Darius Cooper vs Travis Kelce
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Travis Kelce · 11.5 to 7.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Travis Kelce by 90% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Darius Cooper by 88% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Travis Kelce
On Sleeper's projections, Travis Kelce is projected 3.6 points ahead of Darius Cooper. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · KC
Travis Kelce
11.5 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
11.7 a game this season · last 3: 3.5, 9.3, 8.4
WR · PHI
Darius Cooper
7.9 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
8.1 a game this season · last 3: 15.1, 1.9, 2.7
What the call rests on
- Travis Kelce: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Darius Cooper: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 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 | Kelce | Cooper |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11.5 | 7.9 |
| Half PPR | 9.3 | 6.5 |
| Standard | 7.1 | 5.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Travis Kelce plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Darius Cooper'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%.