Two players, one answer.
J.K. Dobbins vs Kirk Cousins
This week
Start Kirk Cousins · 16.8 to 5.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
J.K. Dobbins by 13% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kirk Cousins by 4% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 88% held up in 2025
Start Kirk Cousins
On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 11.2 points ahead of J.K. Dobbins. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 88% of the time.
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins
16.8 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4
RB · DEN
J.K. Dobbins
5.6 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 15.4, 13.6, 8.3
What the call rests on
- Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:20 AM ET
- J.K. Dobbins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 6:27 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 | Cousins | Dobbins |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.8 | 5.6 |
| Half PPR | 16.8 | 5 |
| Standard | 16.8 | 4.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kirk Cousins plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before J.K. Dobbins'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%.