Two players, one answer.
Deshaun Watson vs Seth McGowan
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Deshaun Watson · 13.7 to 4.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Deshaun Watson by 45% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Deshaun Watson by 47% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025
Start Deshaun Watson
On Sleeper's projections, Deshaun Watson is projected 9.3 points ahead of Seth McGowan. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.
QB · CLE
Deshaun Watson
13.7 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
15.7 a game this season · last 3: 12.2, 9.5, 19.2
RB · IND
Seth McGowan
4.4 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.7 a game this season · last 3: 2.9, 2.7, 5.8
What the call rests on
- Deshaun Watson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:10 AM ET
- Seth McGowan: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:10 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 9:18 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 9:18 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 | Watson | McGowan |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.7 | 4.4 |
| Half PPR | 13.7 | 3.9 |
| Standard | 13.7 | 3.4 |
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%.