Two players, one answer.
Ja'Kobi Lane vs Kirk Cousins
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Kirk Cousins by 56% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Kirk Cousins by 13% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Half PPR · 92% held up in 2025
Start Kirk Cousins
On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 13.4 points ahead of Ja'Kobi Lane. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 92% of the time.
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins
17.3 projected
@ SF · Sun 4:05 PM ET
20.6 a game this season · last 3: 19.5, 20.4, 28.2
WR · BAL
Ja'Kobi Lane
3.9 projected
vs JAX · Thu 8:15 PM ET
3.4 a game this season · last 3: 6, 4, 1.8
What the call rests on
- Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 10:30 AM ET
- Ja'Kobi Lane: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 10:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Nov 4, 10:48 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Nov 4, 10:48 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 | Lane |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.3 | 5 |
| Half PPR | 17.3 | 3.9 |
| Standard | 17.3 | 2.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Ja'Kobi Lane plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kirk Cousins's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.