Two players, one answer.

Ian Thomas vs Tyler Goodson

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025

Lean Tyler Goodson

On Sleeper's projections, Tyler Goodson is projected 4.3 points ahead of Ian Thomas. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

RB · DAL

Tyler Goodson

4.9 projected

vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET

2.4 a game this season · last 3: 1.2, 1.9, 3.8

TE · LV

Ian Thomas

0.6 projected

@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable

4.3 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 1.9, 1.8

What the call rests on

  • Tyler Goodson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:30 PM ET
  • Ian Thomas: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 4:30 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 4:48 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
Same projections, scoredGoodsonThomas
PPR4.90.6
Half PPR4.50.5
Standard4.10.4

What could change it before kickoff

  • Ian Thomas's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Tyler Goodson 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%.