Two players, one answer.
Dylan Sampson vs Jake Ferguson
This week
Start Jake Ferguson · 9.8 to 6.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jake Ferguson by 57% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Dylan Sampson by 17% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Jake Ferguson
On Sleeper's projections, Jake Ferguson is projected 3.4 points ahead of Dylan Sampson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · DAL
Jake Ferguson
9.8 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET
6.4 a game this season · last 3: 4.9, 3.3, 0
RB · CLE
Dylan Sampson
6.4 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.4 a game this season · last 2: 0, 10.7
What the call rests on
- Jake Ferguson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
- Dylan Sampson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 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 | Ferguson | Sampson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.8 | 6.4 |
| Half PPR | 8.1 | 5.5 |
| Standard | 6.3 | 4.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
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%.