Two players, one answer.
Kenny Gainwell vs Sam Darnold
This week
Start Sam Darnold · 16.3 to 6.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Sam Darnold by 57% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025
Start Sam Darnold
On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 9.5 points ahead of Kenny Gainwell. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.
QB · SEA
Sam Darnold
16.3 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
13.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.3, 13, 15
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
- Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 5:20 AM ET
- Kenny Gainwell: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 5:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 5:25 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 5:25 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.
| Same projections, scored | Darnold | Gainwell |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.3 | 6.8 |
| Half PPR | 16.3 | 6 |
| Standard | 16.3 | 5.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kenny Gainwell's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Sam Darnold is the start.
- Kenny Gainwell plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Sam Darnold'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%.