Two players, one answer.
Drew Lock vs Ja'Kobi Lane
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Ja'Kobi Lane by 76% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Ja'Kobi Lane by 29% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Ja'Kobi Lane
On Sleeper's projections, Ja'Kobi Lane is projected 5.9 points ahead of Drew Lock. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
WR · BAL
Ja'Kobi Lane
5.9 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.2 a game this season · last 3: 2.1, 8, 5.5
QB · SEA
Drew Lock
0.0 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
17.1 a game this season · last 2: 12.8, 21.4
- Drew Lock is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Ja'Kobi Lane: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:40 PM ET
- Drew Lock: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 PM 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 | Lane | Lock |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.9 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 4.9 | 0 |
| Standard | 3.9 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Drew Lock's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Ja'Kobi Lane is the start.
- Ja'Kobi Lane plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Drew Lock'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%.