Two players, one answer.
Jalen Coker vs Tony Pollard
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Jalen Coker · 16 to 12.3 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jalen Coker by 3% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jalen Coker by 54% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Jalen Coker
On Sleeper's projections, Jalen Coker is projected 3.7 points ahead of Tony Pollard. 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
16.0 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
14 a game this season · last 3: 3.8, 15.7, 1.9
RB · TEN
Tony Pollard
12.3 projected
@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
12.5 a game this season · last 3: 5.2, 7.6, 36.5
- Jalen Coker 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
- Jalen Coker: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- Tony Pollard: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 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 | Pollard |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16 | 12.3 |
| Half PPR | 13.2 | 11.5 |
| Standard | 10.3 | 10.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jalen Coker's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Tony Pollard is the start.
- In standard scoring the call goes the other way: Tony Pollard 10.6, Jalen Coker 10.3.
- Jalen Coker plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Tony Pollard'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%.