Two players, one answer.
Josh Jacobs vs Rashee Rice
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Josh Jacobs · 16 to 12.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Josh Jacobs by 26% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Rashee Rice by 20% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Josh Jacobs
On Sleeper's projections, Josh Jacobs is projected 3.4 points ahead of Rashee Rice. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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
WR · KC
Rashee Rice
12.6 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
12.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.9, 12.3, 15.8
- 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
- Josh Jacobs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Rashee Rice: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 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 | Jacobs | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16 | 12.6 |
| Half PPR | 14.8 | 10.4 |
| Standard | 13.6 | 8.1 |
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 Rashee Rice'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%.