Two players, one answer.
Jordan Love vs T.J. Hockenson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jordan Love · 17.1 to 11.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
T.J. Hockenson by 4% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jordan Love by 67% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start Jordan Love
On Sleeper's projections, Jordan Love is projected 6 points ahead of T.J. Hockenson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
QB · GB
Jordan Love
22.5 final · 17.1 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
19.4 a game this season · last 3: 21.2, 18, 22.5
TE · MIN
T.J. Hockenson
11.1 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.5 a game this season · last 3: 24.9, 1.7, 13.5
- Jordan Love's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Jordan Love: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 11:10 AM ET
- T.J. Hockenson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 11:10 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 11:11 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 11:11 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 | Love | Hockenson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.1 | 11.1 |
| Half PPR | 17.1 | 8.7 |
| Standard | 17.1 | 6.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jordan Love plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before T.J. Hockenson'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%.