Two players, one answer.
Jalen Royals vs Kendrick Bourne
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Kendrick Bourne by 76% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 80% held up in 2025
Start Kendrick Bourne
On Sleeper's projections, Kendrick Bourne is projected 7.7 points ahead of Jalen Royals. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.
WR · ARI
Kendrick Bourne
9.6 projected
@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.1 a game this season · last 3: 12, 9.7, 3.9
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
- Kendrick Bourne: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 8:06 PM ET
- Jalen Royals: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 8:06 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 8:13 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 8:13 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 | Bourne | Royals |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.6 | 1.9 |
| Half PPR | 7.7 | 1.5 |
| Standard | 5.8 | 1.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kendrick Bourne 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%.