Two players, one answer.
Deebo Samuel Sr. vs Jalen Coker
This week
Start Jalen Coker · 14 to 10.7 projected (Week 9, PPR)
Rest of season
Jalen Coker by 17% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jalen Coker by 43% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Jalen Coker
On Sleeper's projections, Jalen Coker is projected 3.3 points ahead of Deebo Samuel Sr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · CAR
Jalen Coker
14.0 projected
vs DEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 15.7, 1.9, 9.6
WR · SF
Deebo Samuel Sr.
10.7 projected
vs LV · Sun 4:05 PM ETQuestionable
12.1 a game this season · last 3: 15.4, 18, 2.5
- Deebo Samuel Sr. is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jalen Coker: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Nov 5, 9:50 AM ET
- Deebo Samuel Sr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Nov 5, 9:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Nov 5, 10:04 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Nov 5, 10:04 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 | Coker | Sr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14 | 10.7 |
| Half PPR | 11.5 | 8.9 |
| Standard | 9.1 | 7.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jalen Coker plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Deebo Samuel Sr.'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%.