Two players, one answer.
Fernando Mendoza vs Tory Horton
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Fernando Mendoza by 11% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Fernando Mendoza by 23% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Tory Horton
On Sleeper's projections, Tory Horton is projected 3.7 points ahead of Fernando Mendoza. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · SEA
Tory Horton
3.7 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
4.4 a game this season · last 3: 7.6, 2.3, 0
QB · LV
Fernando Mendoza
0.0 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
2.2 a game this season · last 1: 2.2
What the call rests on
- Tory Horton: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Fernando Mendoza: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 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 | Horton | Mendoza |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 3.7 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.4 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Fernando Mendoza plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Tory Horton'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%.