Two players, one answer.
Jimmy Horn Jr. vs John Metchie III
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
John Metchie III by 41% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean John Metchie III
On Sleeper's projections, John Metchie III is projected 4 points ahead of Jimmy Horn Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · CAR
John Metchie III
4.4 final · 4.0 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
4.9 a game this season · last 3: 4.4, 4, 4.4
WR · CLE
Jimmy Horn Jr.
0.0 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
-2 a game this season · last 1: -2
- John Metchie III's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- John Metchie III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:20 AM ET
- Jimmy Horn Jr.: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 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, scored | III | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 3.2 | 0 |
| Standard | 2.4 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- John Metchie III plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jimmy Horn Jr.'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%.