Two players, one answer.
James Cook III vs Sam LaPorta
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start James Cook III · 17.3 to 10.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
James Cook III by 35% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
James Cook III by 19% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025
Start James Cook III
On Sleeper's projections, James Cook III is projected 6.6 points ahead of Sam LaPorta. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.
RB · BUF
James Cook III
17.3 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
18.9 a game this season · last 3: 16.3, 22.8, 24.3
TE · DET
Sam LaPorta
10.7 projected
vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8
What the call rests on
- James Cook III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:10 PM ET
- Sam LaPorta: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 7:19 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 7:19 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 | III | LaPorta |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.3 | 10.7 |
| Half PPR | 16.4 | 8.7 |
| Standard | 15.5 | 6.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
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%.