Two players, one answer.
Emmett Johnson vs Kyler Murray
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Kyler Murray · 17.4 to 4.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kyler Murray by 10% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kyler Murray by 32% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 91% held up in 2025
Start Kyler Murray
On Sleeper's projections, Kyler Murray is projected 13.2 points ahead of Emmett Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 91% of the time.
QB · MIN
Kyler Murray
17.4 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
11.1 a game this season · last 3: 11.5, 18.3, 13.9
RB · KC
Emmett Johnson
4.2 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
4.4 a game this season · last 3: 2, 4.4, 3.7
What the call rests on
- Kyler Murray: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
- Emmett Johnson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 3:57 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Murray | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.4 | 4.2 |
| Half PPR | 17.4 | 3.7 |
| Standard | 17.4 | 3.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kyler Murray plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Emmett Johnson'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%.