Two players, one answer.

Darnell Washington vs Will Kacmarek

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025

Start Darnell Washington

On Sleeper's projections, Darnell Washington is projected 4.8 points ahead of Will Kacmarek. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% 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

TE · MIA

Will Kacmarek

1.3 projected

vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET

1.4 a game this season · last 3: 1.4, 2.5, 1.5

What the call rests on

  • Darnell Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
  • Will Kacmarek: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 PM 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, scoredWashingtonKacmarek
PPR6.11.3
Half PPR4.91
Standard3.70.7

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 Will Kacmarek'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%.