Two players, one answer.
John Metchie III vs Quinn Ewers
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 74% (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 Quinn Ewers. 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
QB · JAX
Quinn Ewers
0.0 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
No games this season
- 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 Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Quinn Ewers: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 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 | III | Ewers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Quinn Ewers'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%.