Two players, one answer.

Jayden Daniels vs Joe Burrow

Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 63% held up in 2025

Lean Joe Burrow

On Sleeper's projections, Joe Burrow is projected 3.1 points ahead of Jayden Daniels. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 63% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

QB · CIN

Joe Burrow

21.1 projected

vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

22.2 a game this season · last 3: 25.7, 24.6, 28.9

QB · WAS

Jayden Daniels

18.0 projected

vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET

21.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.7, 32.3, 21

What the call rests on

  • Joe Burrow: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:50 PM ET
  • Jayden Daniels: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:50 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 3:14 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.

What could change it before kickoff

  • Joe Burrow plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jayden Daniels'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%.