Two players, one answer.
Elijah Mitchell vs Zachariah Branch
Any league · this week start/sit · Half 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
About even (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Zachariah Branch by 53% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR
Start Elijah Mitchell
Zachariah Branch isn't expected to play.
RB · PHI
Elijah Mitchell
3.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
4.9 a game this season · last 1: 4.9
WR · ATL
Zachariah Branch
— final · points pending · 0.0 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ETOut
1.5 a game this season · last 3: 2.5, -0.1, 2.2
- Zachariah Branch is out.
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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.