Two players, one answer.

Derrick Henry vs J.K. Dobbins

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Derrick Henry · J.K. Dobbins

Week 8 · PPR · 80% held up in 2025

Start Derrick Henry

On Sleeper's projections, Derrick Henry is projected 7.4 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.

RB · BAL

Derrick Henry

16.1 projected

@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET

17.5 a game this season · last 3: 21, 5, 5.9

RB · DEN

J.K. Dobbins

8.7 projected

vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET

8.3 a game this season · last 3: 15.4, 13.6, 8.3

What the call rests on

  • Derrick Henry: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 8:20 AM ET
  • J.K. Dobbins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 8:20 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 8:27 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, scoredHenryDobbins
PPR16.18.7
Half PPR15.47.7
Standard14.86.8

What could change it before kickoff

  • Derrick Henry plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before J.K. Dobbins'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%.