Two players, one answer.

DK Metcalf vs TreVeyon Henderson

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

This week
Start DK Metcalf · 11.4 to 5.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DK Metcalf by 45% (Redraft PPR)
Dynasty
DK Metcalf by 18% (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 8 · PPR · 74% held up in 2025

Start DK Metcalf

On Sleeper's projections, DK Metcalf is projected 5.7 points ahead of TreVeyon Henderson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 74% of the time.

WR · PIT

DK Metcalf

11.4 projected

vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET

10.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.3, 20.3, 7.6

RB · NE

TreVeyon Henderson

5.7 projected

@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable

5.6 a game this season · last 3: 4.8, 3, 4.3

TreVeyon Henderson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.

What the call rests on

DK Metcalf: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
TreVeyon Henderson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 AM ET.
Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 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	Metcalf	Henderson
PPR	11.4	5.7
Half PPR	9.6	5.2
Standard	7.8	4.6

What could change it before kickoff

TreVeyon Henderson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, DK Metcalf is the start.
DK Metcalf plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before TreVeyon Henderson'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%.