Two players, one answer.
Dylan Sampson vs Emmett Johnson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Dylan Sampson · 6.4 to 4.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Emmett Johnson by 25% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Emmett Johnson by 5% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 60% held up in 2025
Lean Dylan Sampson
On Sleeper's projections, Dylan Sampson is projected 2.2 points ahead of Emmett Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 60% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · CLE
Dylan Sampson
6.4 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.4 a game this season · last 2: 0, 10.7
RB · KC
Emmett Johnson
4.2 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
4.4 a game this season · last 3: 2, 4.4, 3.7
What the call rests on
- Dylan Sampson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
- Emmett Johnson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 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 | Sampson | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.4 | 4.2 |
| Half PPR | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| Standard | 4.6 | 3.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 2.2 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- Dylan Sampson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Emmett Johnson'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%.