Two players, one answer.
Evan Engram vs Jaret Patterson
Any format · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Evan Engram by 51% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaret Patterson by 57% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start Evan Engram
On Sleeper's projections, Evan Engram is projected 4.9 points ahead of Jaret Patterson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
TE · DEN
Evan Engram
4.9 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
4.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.5, 3.3, 1.2
RB · CLE
Jaret Patterson
0.0 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Evan Engram: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:50 PM ET
- Jaret Patterson: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 3:14 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 | Engram | Patterson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.9 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.9 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.8 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jaret Patterson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Evan Engram'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%.