Two players, one answer.
Darren Waller vs Zach Ertz
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
Darren Waller by 17% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Darren Waller by 69% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Darren Waller
On Sleeper's projections, Darren Waller is projected 7.7 points ahead of Zach Ertz. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
TE · CAR
Darren Waller
2.1 final · 7.7 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
7.7 a game this season · last 3: 0, 12, 2.1
TE · PHI
Zach Ertz
0.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
1.7 a game this season · last 3: 1.9, 3.3, 0
- Darren Waller's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Darren Waller: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
- Zach Ertz: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 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 | Waller | Ertz |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.7 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 6.2 | 0 |
| Standard | 4.8 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Darren Waller plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Zach Ertz'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%.