Two players, one answer.
Deshaun Watson vs Rome Odunze
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Deshaun Watson · 13.9 to 8.3 projected (Week 8, Half PPR)
Rest of season
Rome Odunze by 41% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR · 74% held up in 2025
Start Deshaun Watson
On Sleeper's projections, Deshaun Watson is projected 5.6 points ahead of Rome Odunze. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 74% of the time.
QB · CLE
Deshaun Watson
— final · points pending · 13.9 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.7 a game this season · last 3: 12.2, 9.5, 19.2
WR · CHI
Rome Odunze
8.3 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
6.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.5, 5.4, 8.9
- Deshaun Watson's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Deshaun Watson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 PM ET
- Rome Odunze: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 4:35 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 4:35 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.
| Same projections, scored | Watson | Odunze |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.9 | 10 |
| Half PPR | 13.9 | 8.3 |
| Standard | 13.9 | 6.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Deshaun Watson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Rome Odunze's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
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%.