Two players, one answer.
Emmett Johnson vs Sam Darnold
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Sam Darnold · 16.3 to 4.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Sam Darnold by 18% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Sam Darnold by 39% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 89% held up in 2025
Start Sam Darnold
On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 12.1 points ahead of Emmett Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 89% of the time.
QB · SEA
Sam Darnold
16.3 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
13.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.3, 13, 15
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
- Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:20 AM ET
- Emmett Johnson: 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, scored | Darnold | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.3 | 4.2 |
| Half PPR | 16.3 | 3.7 |
| Standard | 16.3 | 3.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Emmett Johnson plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Sam Darnold'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%.