Two players, one answer.
Khalil Shakir vs Saquon Barkley
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Saquon Barkley · 13.1 to 9.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Saquon Barkley by 56% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean Saquon Barkley
On Sleeper's projections, Saquon Barkley is projected 3.9 points ahead of Khalil Shakir. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · PHI
Saquon Barkley
13.1 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
7.6 a game this season · last 3: 9, 2, 15.1
WR · BUF
Khalil Shakir
9.2 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.2 a game this season · last 3: 13.2, 11, 13.4
What the call rests on
- Saquon Barkley: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
- Khalil Shakir: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 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 | Barkley | Shakir |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.1 | 9.2 |
| Half PPR | 12.2 | 7.3 |
| Standard | 11.3 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Khalil Shakir plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Saquon Barkley'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%.