Two players, one answer.
Harold Fannin Jr. vs Luther Burden III
Any league · Week 9 start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026
This week
Start Luther Burden III · 9.6 to 7.2 projected (Week 9, Standard)
Rest of season
Harold Fannin Jr. by 24% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
Luther Burden III by 15% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Standard · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Luther Burden III
On Sleeper's projections, Luther Burden III is projected 2.4 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · CHI
Luther Burden III
9.6 projected
vs TB · Sun 8:20 PM ET
9.2 a game this season · last 3: 9.5, 19.7, 11.6
TE · CLE
Harold Fannin Jr.
7.2 projected
@ NO · Sun 1:00 PM ET
6.9 a game this season · last 3: 0.9, 7.1, 13.4
What the call rests on
- Luther Burden III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 7:40 AM ET
- Harold Fannin Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 7:40 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Nov 4, 7:47 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Nov 4, 7:47 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 | III | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.7 | 11.6 |
| Half PPR | 12.1 | 9.4 |
| Standard | 9.6 | 7.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 2.4 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- Harold Fannin Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Luther Burden III's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.