Two players, one answer.

Justin Fields vs Sam Darnold

Any format · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 93% held up in 2025

Start Sam Darnold

On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 16.1 points ahead of Justin Fields. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 93% of the time.

QB · SEA

Sam Darnold

16.1 projected

vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET

13.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.3, 13, 15

QB · KC

Justin Fields

0.0 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET

No games this season

What the call rests on

  • Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:40 PM ET
  • Justin Fields: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:49 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.

What could change it before kickoff

  • Justin Fields plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Sam Darnold'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%.