Two players, one answer.

Kevin Coleman Jr. vs T.J. Hockenson

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Kevin Coleman Jr. · T.J. Hockenson

Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025

Start T.J. Hockenson

On Sleeper's projections, T.J. Hockenson is projected 8.8 points ahead of Kevin Coleman Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.

TE · MIN

T.J. Hockenson

10.8 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET

10.5 a game this season · last 3: 24.9, 1.7, 13.5

WR · MIA

Kevin Coleman Jr.

2.0 projected

vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET

2.9 a game this season · last 3: 1.3, 12, 0

What the call rests on

  • T.J. Hockenson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 9:20 AM ET
  • Kevin Coleman Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 9:20 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 9:32 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 9:32 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, scoredHockensonJr.
PPR10.82
Half PPR8.51.7
Standard6.11.3

What could change it before kickoff

  • T.J. Hockenson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kevin Coleman Jr.'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%.