Two players, one answer.
George Pickens vs Sam LaPorta
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start George Pickens · 14.5 to 10.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
George Pickens by 31% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean George Pickens
On Sleeper's projections, George Pickens is projected 3.8 points ahead of Sam LaPorta. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · DAL
George Pickens
14.5 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
13.9 a game this season · last 3: 28, 13.3, 15.7
TE · DET
Sam LaPorta
10.7 projected
vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8
- George Pickens is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- George Pickens has scored 19 a game over his last three, above his 13.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- George Pickens: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 2:20 PM ET
- Sam LaPorta: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 2:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 2:30 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 2:30 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 | Pickens | LaPorta |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.5 | 10.7 |
| Half PPR | 12.2 | 8.7 |
| Standard | 9.9 | 6.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- George Pickens's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Sam LaPorta is the start.
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%.