Two players, one answer.
Khalil Herbert vs Tyler Higbee
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Tyler Higbee by 84% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Tyler Higbee
On Sleeper's projections, Tyler Higbee is projected 7.9 points ahead of Khalil Herbert. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
TE · LAR
Tyler Higbee
8.4 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
9 a game this season · last 3: 13.3, 4.2, 3.4
RB · ATL
Khalil Herbert
0.5 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
3.8 a game this season · last 1: 3.8
What the call rests on
- Tyler Higbee: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Khalil Herbert: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 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 | Higbee | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Half PPR | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Standard | 5.1 | 0.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Khalil Herbert plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Tyler Higbee'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%.