Two players, one answer.
Jalen Coker vs Luther Burden III
This week
Start Jalen Coker · 15.9 to 12.3 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jalen Coker by 4% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Luther Burden III by 16% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Jalen Coker
On Sleeper's projections, Jalen Coker is projected 3.6 points ahead of Luther Burden III. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · CAR
Jalen Coker
15.9 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
14 a game this season · last 3: 3.8, 15.7, 1.9
WR · CHI
Luther Burden III
12.3 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
13.9 a game this season · last 3: 8.9, 17.5, 23.7
- Jalen Coker has scored 7.1 a game over his last three, below his 14 season average.
What the call rests on
- Jalen Coker: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 9:20 AM ET
- Luther Burden III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 9:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 9:25 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 9:25 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 | Coker | III |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.9 | 12.3 |
| Half PPR | 13.1 | 10 |
| Standard | 10.2 | 7.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jalen Coker plays first (Thu 8:15 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 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%.