Two players, one answer.
Justin Herbert vs Michael Mayer
This week
Start Justin Herbert · 13.5 to 7.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Justin Herbert by 6% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Justin Herbert by 55% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start Justin Herbert
On Sleeper's projections, Justin Herbert is projected 6 points ahead of Michael Mayer. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
QB · LAC
Justin Herbert
13.5 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
11.7 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 11.2, 9.8
TE · LV
Michael Mayer
7.5 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.5 a game this season · last 3: 1.2, 16.5, 6.2
What the call rests on
- Justin Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:10 PM ET
- Michael Mayer: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 5:19 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 5:19 PM 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 | Herbert | Mayer |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.5 | 7.5 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 5.8 |
| Standard | 13.5 | 4.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Michael Mayer 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%.