Two players, one answer.
DJ Herman vs Rashod Bateman
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
DJ Herman by 19% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
DJ Herman by 10% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Rashod Bateman
On Sleeper's projections, Rashod Bateman is projected 4.5 points ahead of DJ Herman. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · BAL
Rashod Bateman
5.6 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.2 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 0, 5.3
RB · MIA
DJ Herman
1.1 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2.8 a game this season · last 1: 2.8
What the call rests on
- Rashod Bateman: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- DJ Herman: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 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 | Bateman | Herman |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Half PPR | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Standard | 3.7 | 0.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rashod Bateman 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%.