Two players, one answer.
Emanuel Wilson vs Justin Herbert
This week
Start Justin Herbert · 13.5 to 8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Emanuel Wilson by 16% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Justin Herbert by 50% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start Justin Herbert
On Sleeper's projections, Justin Herbert is projected 5.5 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
QB · LAC
Justin Herbert
13.5 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
11.7 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 11.2, 9.8
RB · SEA
Emanuel Wilson
8.0 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
10.7 a game this season · last 3: 13.2, 5.2, 18.5
What the call rests on
- Justin Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 8:50 PM ET
- Emanuel Wilson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 8:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 8:53 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 8:53 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 | Herbert | Wilson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.5 | 8 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 7.4 |
| Standard | 13.5 | 6.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Justin Herbert plays first (Sun 4:05 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Emanuel Wilson'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%.