Two players, one answer.
Khalil Shakir vs Zach Ertz
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Khalil Shakir by 28% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Khalil Shakir by 97% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 85% held up in 2025
Start Khalil Shakir
On Sleeper's projections, Khalil Shakir is projected 9.2 points ahead of Zach Ertz. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 85% of the time.
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
TE · PHI
Zach Ertz
0.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
1.7 a game this season · last 3: 1.9, 3.3, 0
What the call rests on
- Khalil Shakir: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 11:20 AM ET
- Zach Ertz: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 11:27 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 | Shakir | Ertz |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.2 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 7.3 | 0 |
| Standard | 5.5 | 0 |
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 Zach Ertz'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%.