Two players, one answer.
DK Metcalf vs Sam Darnold
This week
Start Sam Darnold · 16.3 to 11.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DK Metcalf by 68% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
DK Metcalf by 8% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Sam Darnold
On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 4.7 points ahead of DK Metcalf. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · SEA
Sam Darnold
16.3 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
13.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.3, 13, 15
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
What the call rests on
- Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 4:50 AM ET
- DK Metcalf: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 4:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 5:00 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 | Darnold | Metcalf |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.3 | 11.6 |
| Half PPR | 16.3 | 9.7 |
| Standard | 16.3 | 7.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- DK Metcalf plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Sam Darnold'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%.