Two players, one answer.
Germie Bernard vs Josh Jacobs
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Josh Jacobs · 16 to 10.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Josh Jacobs by 65% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 74% held up in 2025
Start Josh Jacobs
On Sleeper's projections, Josh Jacobs is projected 5.8 points ahead of Germie Bernard. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 74% of the time.
RB · GB
Josh Jacobs
23.2 final · 16.0 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
21.7 a game this season · last 2: 20.1, 23.2
WR · PIT
Germie Bernard
10.2 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.8 a game this season · last 3: 14.4, 25.7, 5.7
- Josh Jacobs's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
- Germie Bernard has scored 15.3 a game over his last three, above his 9.8 season average.
What the call rests on
- Josh Jacobs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 AM ET
- Germie Bernard: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 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 | Jacobs | Bernard |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16 | 10.2 |
| Half PPR | 14.8 | 8.2 |
| Standard | 13.6 | 6.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Josh Jacobs plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Germie Bernard'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%.