Two players, one answer.

Deshaun Watson vs Kyler Murray

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025

Lean Kyler Murray

On Sleeper's projections, Kyler Murray is projected 3.5 points ahead of Deshaun Watson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

QB · MIN

Kyler Murray

17.4 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET

11.1 a game this season · last 3: 11.5, 18.3, 13.9

QB · CLE

Deshaun Watson

13.9 projected

@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET

15.7 a game this season · last 3: 12.2, 9.5, 19.2

What the call rests on

  • Kyler Murray: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
  • Deshaun Watson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 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.

What could change it before kickoff

Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.

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%.