Two players, one answer.
Josh Jacobs vs Lamar Jackson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Lamar Jackson · 20.5 to 16 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Josh Jacobs by 44% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Lamar Jackson by 39% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Lamar Jackson
On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 4.5 points ahead of Josh Jacobs. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · BAL
Lamar Jackson
20.5 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9
RB · GB
Josh Jacobs
23.2 final · 16.0 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
21.7 a game this season · last 2: 20.1, 23.2
- Josh Jacobs's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Josh Jacobs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 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 | Jackson | Jacobs |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 20.5 | 16 |
| Half PPR | 20.5 | 14.8 |
| Standard | 20.5 | 13.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Josh Jacobs plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Lamar Jackson'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%.