Two players, one answer.
KC Concepcion Jr. vs Patrick Mahomes
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Patrick Mahomes · 16.8 to 10.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Patrick Mahomes by 9% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Patrick Mahomes by 14% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Patrick Mahomes
On Sleeper's projections, Patrick Mahomes is projected 6.6 points ahead of KC Concepcion Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% of the time.
QB · KC
Patrick Mahomes
16.8 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
17.3 a game this season · last 3: 17, 11.5, 7
WR · CLE
KC Concepcion Jr.
10.2 projected
@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9 a game this season · last 3: 1.5, 7.9, 23.2
- Patrick Mahomes has scored 11.8 a game over his last three, below his 17.3 season average.
What the call rests on
- Patrick Mahomes: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
- KC Concepcion Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 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 | Mahomes | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.8 | 10.2 |
| Half PPR | 16.8 | 8.2 |
| Standard | 16.8 | 6.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- KC Concepcion Jr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Patrick Mahomes'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%.