Two players, one answer.
Eli Stowers vs Ja'Kobi Lane
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Eli Stowers by 21% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Ja'Kobi Lane by 26% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Ja'Kobi Lane
On Sleeper's projections, Ja'Kobi Lane is projected 4.9 points ahead of Eli Stowers. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% 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
TE · PHI
Eli Stowers
1.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
0 a game this season · last 1: 0
What the call rests on
- Ja'Kobi Lane: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Eli Stowers: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 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 | Lane | Stowers |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 5.9 | 1 |
| Half PPR | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Standard | 3.8 | 0.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Ja'Kobi Lane plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Eli Stowers'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%.