Two players, one answer.
Jalen Royals vs Justice Hill
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Justice Hill by 56% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jalen Royals by 22% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Justice Hill
On Sleeper's projections, Justice Hill is projected 4.2 points ahead of Jalen Royals. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · BAL
Justice Hill
6.1 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.8, 3.9, 6.3
WR · KC
Jalen Royals
1.9 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2.5 a game this season · last 3: 0, 4.4, 0
What the call rests on
- Justice Hill: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 PM ET
- Jalen Royals: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:28 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:28 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 | Hill | Royals |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Half PPR | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Standard | 4.3 | 1.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Justice Hill plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jalen Royals'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%.