Two players, one answer.

Elijah Mitchell vs Gunnar Helm

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025

Lean Gunnar Helm

On Sleeper's projections, Gunnar Helm is projected 3.6 points ahead of Elijah Mitchell. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

TE · TEN

Gunnar Helm

5.6 projected

@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

3.7 a game this season · last 3: 3.5, 0, 5.4

RB · PHI

Elijah Mitchell

2.0 projected

@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET

6.4 a game this season · last 1: 6.4

What the call rests on

  • Gunnar Helm: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:20 AM ET
  • Elijah Mitchell: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:20 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 1:24 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 1:24 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, scoredHelmMitchell
PPR5.62
Half PPR4.31.8
Standard31.6

What could change it before kickoff

  • Gunnar Helm plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Elijah Mitchell'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%.