Two players, one answer.
Jonathan Taylor vs Lamar Jackson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Lamar Jackson · 20.4 to 16.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jonathan Taylor by 66% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Lamar Jackson by 5% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Lamar Jackson
On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 3.9 points ahead of Jonathan Taylor. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · BAL
Lamar Jackson
20.4 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9
RB · IND
Jonathan Taylor
16.5 projected
@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.6 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 21.1, 19
- Lamar Jackson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:10 AM ET
- Jonathan Taylor: 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 | Jackson | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 20.4 | 16.5 |
| Half PPR | 20.4 | 15.5 |
| Standard | 20.4 | 14.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Lamar Jackson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jonathan Taylor is the start.
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%.