Two players, one answer.
Justin Herbert vs Kyle Pitts Sr.
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Justin Herbert · 13.4 to 8.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kyle Pitts Sr. by 31% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Justin Herbert by 44% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Justin Herbert
On Sleeper's projections, Justin Herbert is projected 5 points ahead of Kyle Pitts Sr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
QB · LAC
Justin Herbert
13.4 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
11.7 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 11.2, 9.8
TE · ATL
Kyle Pitts Sr.
8.4 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9 a game this season · last 3: 15.2, 23, 13.2
- Kyle Pitts Sr. has scored 17.1 a game over his last three, above his 9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Justin Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Kyle Pitts Sr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 5:50 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 | Herbert | Sr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.4 | 8.4 |
| Half PPR | 13.4 | 6.9 |
| Standard | 13.4 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kyle Pitts Sr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Justin Herbert'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%.