Two players, one answer.
Darnell Washington vs Ty Simpson
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Ty Simpson by 31% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Ty Simpson by 65% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start Darnell Washington
On Sleeper's projections, Darnell Washington is projected 6.2 points ahead of Ty Simpson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
TE · PIT
Darnell Washington
6.2 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 3.2, 12.5, 7.4
QB · LAR
Ty Simpson
0.0 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Darnell Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 8:00 AM ET
- Ty Simpson: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 8:09 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 8:09 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 | Simpson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.2 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 4.9 | 0 |
| Standard | 3.7 | 0 |
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 Ty Simpson'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%.