Two players, one answer.
Josh Jacobs vs Saquon Barkley
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Josh Jacobs · 16.1 to 11 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Josh Jacobs by 32% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Josh Jacobs by 34% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start Josh Jacobs
On Sleeper's projections, Josh Jacobs is projected 5.1 points ahead of Saquon Barkley. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
RB · GB
Josh Jacobs
16.1 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
20.1 a game this season · last 1: 20.1
RB · PHI
Saquon Barkley
11.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ETQuestionable
7.6 a game this season · last 3: 9, 2, 15.1
- Saquon Barkley is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Josh Jacobs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- Saquon Barkley: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:56 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Jacobs | Barkley |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.1 | 11 |
| Half PPR | 14.8 | 10.4 |
| Standard | 13.6 | 9.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Saquon Barkley's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Josh Jacobs is the start.
- Josh Jacobs plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Saquon Barkley'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%.