Two players, one answer.

Javonte Williams vs Luther Burden III

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Javonte Williams · Luther Burden III

Week 8 · PPR · 77% held up in 2025

Start Javonte Williams

On Sleeper's projections, Javonte Williams is projected 6.6 points ahead of Luther Burden III. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 77% of the time.

RB · DAL

Javonte Williams

18.9 projected

vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET

18.6 a game this season · last 3: 14.2, 13, 21.5

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

What the call rests on

  • Javonte Williams: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM ET
  • Luther Burden III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 9:00 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 9:03 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 9:03 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, scoredWilliamsIII
PPR18.912.3
Half PPR17.510
Standard16.17.6

What could change it before kickoff

  • Javonte Williams plays first (Sun 1:00 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%.