Two players, one answer.
DK Metcalf vs Lamar Jackson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Lamar Jackson · 20.4 to 11.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DK Metcalf by 5% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Lamar Jackson by 46% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Lamar Jackson
On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 8.8 points ahead of DK Metcalf. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
QB · BAL
Lamar Jackson
20.4 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9
WR · PIT
DK Metcalf
11.6 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.3, 20.3, 7.6
- Lamar Jackson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 8:00 AM ET
- DK Metcalf: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 8:00 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 8:09 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 8:09 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 | Jackson | Metcalf |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 20.4 | 11.6 |
| Half PPR | 20.4 | 9.7 |
| Standard | 20.4 | 7.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Lamar Jackson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, DK Metcalf is the start.
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%.