Two players, one answer.
Jalen Coker vs Lamar Jackson
This week
Start Lamar Jackson · 20.4 to 16 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Lamar Jackson by 34% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Lamar Jackson
On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 4.4 points ahead of Jalen Coker. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · BAL
Lamar Jackson
20.4 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9
WR · CAR
Jalen Coker
16.0 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
14 a game this season · last 3: 3.8, 15.7, 1.9
- Lamar Jackson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Jalen Coker has scored 7.1 a game over his last three, below his 14 season average.
What the call rests on
- Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:40 PM ET
- Jalen Coker: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 PM 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 | Jackson | Coker |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 20.4 | 16 |
| Half PPR | 20.4 | 13.2 |
| Standard | 20.4 | 10.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Lamar Jackson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jalen Coker is the start.
- Jalen Coker plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Lamar Jackson'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%.