Two players, one answer.

Emmett Johnson vs Tim Patrick

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 63% held up in 2025

Lean Emmett Johnson

On Sleeper's projections, Emmett Johnson is projected 3 points ahead of Tim Patrick. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 63% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

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

WR · NYJ

Tim Patrick

1.2 projected

vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET

3.6 a game this season · last 2: 4.6, 2.5

What the call rests on

  • Emmett Johnson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
  • Tim Patrick: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 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, scoredJohnsonPatrick
PPR4.21.2
Half PPR3.71
Standard3.20.8

What could change it before kickoff

  • Tim Patrick 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%.