Two players, one answer.
Emmanuel Henderson Jr. vs Michael Carter
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
Michael Carter by 14% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Emmanuel Henderson Jr. by 25% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 70% held up in 2025
Lean Michael Carter
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Carter is projected 4.6 points ahead of Emmanuel Henderson Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 70% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · TEN
Michael Carter
4.6 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.4 a game this season · last 1: 2.4
WR · SEA
Emmanuel Henderson Jr.
0.0 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Michael Carter: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
- Emmanuel Henderson Jr.: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 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 | Carter | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.6 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.7 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.9 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Michael Carter plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Emmanuel Henderson Jr.'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%.