Two players, one answer.
Jaylen Warren vs Saquon Barkley
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Jaylen Warren · 14.9 to 11 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jaylen Warren by 18% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaylen Warren by 33% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean Jaylen Warren
On Sleeper's projections, Jaylen Warren is projected 3.9 points ahead of Saquon Barkley. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · PIT
Jaylen Warren
14.9 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 36.8, 9.8, 16.7
RB · PHI
Saquon Barkley
11.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ETQuestionable
7.6 a game this season · last 3: 9, 2, 15.1
- Saquon Barkley is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jaylen Warren: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:50 PM ET
- Saquon Barkley: 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.
| Same projections, scored | Warren | Barkley |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.9 | 11 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 10.4 |
| Standard | 12.1 | 9.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Saquon Barkley's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jaylen Warren is the start.
- Jaylen Warren plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Saquon Barkley'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%.