Two players, one answer.
Evan Engram vs Michael Carter
Any league · 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 26% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Michael Carter by 62% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Evan Engram
On Sleeper's projections, Evan Engram is projected 4.7 points ahead of Michael Carter. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
TE · DEN
Evan Engram
4.8 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
4.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.5, 3.3, 1.2
RB · TEN
Michael Carter
0.1 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.4 a game this season · last 1: 2.4
What the call rests on
- Evan Engram: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Michael Carter: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 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, scored | Engram | Carter |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Half PPR | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Standard | 2.8 | 0.1 |
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 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%.