Two players, one answer.
Kenny Gainwell vs Kirk Cousins
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Kirk Cousins · 16.7 to 6.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kirk Cousins by 43% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kirk Cousins by 36% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 85% held up in 2025
Start Kirk Cousins
On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 9.9 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 85% of the time.
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins
16.7 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4
RB · TB
Kenny Gainwell
6.8 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
5.6 a game this season · last 3: 5.8, 3.4, 8.8
- Kenny Gainwell is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
- Kenny Gainwell: 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 | Cousins | Gainwell |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.7 | 6.8 |
| Half PPR | 16.7 | 6 |
| Standard | 16.7 | 5.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kenny Gainwell's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Kirk Cousins is the start.
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%.