Two players, one answer.
George Pickens vs Tyler Warren
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start George Pickens · 14.5 to 11 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
George Pickens by 6% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
George Pickens by 19% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean George Pickens
On Sleeper's projections, George Pickens is projected 3.5 points ahead of Tyler Warren. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% 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 · IND
Tyler Warren
11.0 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
14 a game this season · last 3: 14.7, 9.1, 21.4
- 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, 6:00 PM ET
- Tyler Warren: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 6:02 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 6:02 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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.5 | 11 |
| Half PPR | 12.3 | 8.4 |
| Standard | 10 | 5.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- George Pickens's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Tyler Warren 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%.