Two players, one answer.
John Metchie III vs Marvin Mims Jr.
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 4.8 to 4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
John Metchie III by 10% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Marvin Mims Jr. by 11% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 54% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Marvin Mims Jr. is projected 0.8 points ahead of John Metchie III. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 54% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
WR · DEN
Marvin Mims Jr.
4.8 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2.8 a game this season · last 3: 2.9, 3.3, 7.6
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
- 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
- Marvin Mims Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- John Metchie III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 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 | Jr. | III |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 4.8 | 4 |
| Half PPR | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Standard | 2.9 | 2.4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0.8 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- John Metchie III plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Marvin Mims 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%.