Two players, one answer.
DJ Herman vs Kenny Gainwell
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Kenny Gainwell by 40% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Kenny Gainwell
On Sleeper's projections, Kenny Gainwell is projected 6.1 points ahead of DJ Herman. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% of the time.
RB · TB
Kenny Gainwell
7.2 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
5.6 a game this season · last 3: 5.8, 3.4, 8.8
RB · MIA
DJ Herman
1.1 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2.8 a game this season · last 1: 2.8
- Kenny Gainwell is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Kenny Gainwell: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
- DJ Herman: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 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, scored | Gainwell | Herman |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.2 | 1.1 |
| Half PPR | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Standard | 5.4 | 0.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kenny Gainwell's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, DJ Herman is the start.
- Kenny Gainwell plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before DJ Herman'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%.