Two players, one answer.
Jordan Mason vs Kenny Gainwell
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jordan Mason · 11 to 6.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jordan Mason by 9% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Jordan Mason
On Sleeper's projections, Jordan Mason is projected 4.2 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · MIN
Jordan Mason
11.0 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.4 a game this season · last 2: 11.9, 6.8
RB · TB
Kenny Gainwell
6.8 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
5.6 a game this season · last 3: 5.8, 3.4, 8.8
- Kenny Gainwell is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jordan Mason: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
- Kenny Gainwell: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 PM 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 | Mason | Gainwell |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11 | 6.8 |
| Half PPR | 10.4 | 5.9 |
| Standard | 9.7 | 5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kenny Gainwell's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jordan Mason 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%.