Two players, one answer.
Darnell Washington vs Jalen Tolbert
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 47% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Darnell Washington by 10% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Darnell Washington
On Sleeper's projections, Darnell Washington is projected 5.3 points ahead of Jalen Tolbert. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% 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 · MIA
Jalen Tolbert
0.8 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
1.6 a game this season · last 2: 0, 3.2
What the call rests on
- Darnell Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Jalen Tolbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 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 | Tolbert |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.1 | 0.8 |
| Half PPR | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Standard | 3.7 | 0.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Darnell Washington plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jalen Tolbert'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%.