Two players, one answer.
Darnell Washington vs J. Michael Sturdivant
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Darnell Washington by 58% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
J. Michael Sturdivant by 9% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start Darnell Washington
On Sleeper's projections, Darnell Washington is projected 6 points ahead of J. Michael Sturdivant. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
TE · PIT
Darnell Washington
6.1 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 12.5, 7.4
WR · GB
J. Michael Sturdivant
2.6 final · 0.1 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
1.3 a game this season · last 3: 0, 0, 2.6
- J. Michael Sturdivant's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Darnell Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 10:20 AM ET
- J. Michael Sturdivant: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 10:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 10:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 10:27 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 | Washington | Sturdivant |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Half PPR | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Standard | 3.7 | 0.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- J. Michael Sturdivant plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Darnell Washington'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%.