Two players, one answer.

Demond Claiborne vs Drew Sample

Any league · this week start/sit · Half PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Demond Claiborne · Drew Sample

Week 8 · locked

Sample —, Claiborne —

Both games are over; the points land with the next stats refresh. Week 9's call opens once every Week 8 game is in (the morning after Monday night).

Rest of seasonDynastyThis week's other close calls

TE · CIN

Drew Sample

— final · points pending · 2.6 projected

vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

3.6 a game this season · last 3: 0.5, 1, 9.4

RB · MIN

Demond Claiborne

— final · points pending · 0.0 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ETOut

0.8 a game this season · last 3: 0.1, 1.2, 1.1

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.