Two players, one answer.
Eli Stowers vs T.J. Hockenson
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
T.J. Hockenson by 46% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 88% held up in 2025
Start T.J. Hockenson
On Sleeper's projections, T.J. Hockenson is projected 10.2 points ahead of Eli Stowers. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 88% of the time.
TE · MIN
T.J. Hockenson
11.2 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.5 a game this season · last 3: 24.9, 1.7, 13.5
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
- T.J. Hockenson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 PM ET
- Eli Stowers: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 6:07 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 6:07 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 | Hockenson | Stowers |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11.2 | 1 |
| Half PPR | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Standard | 6.3 | 0.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- T.J. Hockenson 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%.