Two players, one answer.
Eli Raridon vs Rico Dowdle
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Rico Dowdle · 8.8 to 5.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Rico Dowdle by 54% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Rico Dowdle by 5% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Rico Dowdle
On Sleeper's projections, Rico Dowdle is projected 3.2 points ahead of Eli Raridon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · PIT
Rico Dowdle
8.8 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 6.4, 7.9, 14.6
TE · NE
Eli Raridon
5.6 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ET
6.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.7, 2.1, 14.6
What the call rests on
- Rico Dowdle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
- Eli Raridon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 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 | Dowdle | Raridon |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.8 | 5.6 |
| Half PPR | 8 | 4.6 |
| Standard | 7.1 | 3.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rico Dowdle plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Eli Raridon'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%.