Two players, one answer.
John Metchie III vs Kendrick Bourne
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Kendrick Bourne · 9.6 to 4.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kendrick Bourne by 71% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kendrick Bourne by 14% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Kendrick Bourne
On Sleeper's projections, Kendrick Bourne is projected 5.5 points ahead of John Metchie III. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
WR · ARI
Kendrick Bourne
9.6 projected
@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.1 a game this season · last 3: 12, 9.7, 3.9
WR · CAR
John Metchie III
4.1 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
5 a game this season · last 3: 6.7, 4.4, 4
What the call rests on
- Kendrick Bourne: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:10 AM ET
- John Metchie III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:10 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 9:18 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 9:18 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 | Bourne | III |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.6 | 4.1 |
| Half PPR | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| Standard | 5.8 | 2.5 |
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 Kendrick Bourne'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%.