Two players, one answer.

Justin Herbert vs Zach Ertz

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Justin Herbert · Zach Ertz

Week 8 · PPR · 92% held up in 2025

Start Justin Herbert

On Sleeper's projections, Justin Herbert is projected 13.5 points ahead of Zach Ertz. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 92% 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 · PHI

Zach Ertz

0.0 projected

@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET

1.7 a game this season · last 3: 1.9, 3.3, 0

What the call rests on

  • Justin Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
  • Zach Ertz: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 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.

What could change it before kickoff

  • Justin Herbert plays first (Sun 4:05 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Zach Ertz'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%.