Two players, one answer.

Kaleb Johnson vs Matt Hibner

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Kaleb Johnson · Matt Hibner

Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025

Lean Matt Hibner

On Sleeper's projections, Matt Hibner is projected 3.1 points ahead of Kaleb Johnson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

TE · BAL

Matt Hibner

3.1 projected

@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET

6 a game this season · last 3: 2.3, 10.3, 5.4

RB · GB

Kaleb Johnson

0.0 projected

vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET

1.7 a game this season · last 3: 2.2, 2.6, -0.2

What the call rests on

  • Matt Hibner: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 7:30 PM ET
  • Kaleb Johnson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 7:30 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 7:36 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 7:36 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, scoredHibnerJohnson
PPR3.10
Half PPR2.60
Standard20

What could change it before kickoff

  • Kaleb Johnson plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Matt Hibner'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%.