Two players, one answer.
Kimani Vidal vs Kyler Murray
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Kyler Murray · 17.4 to 6.9 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kimani Vidal by 8% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kyler Murray by 41% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 86% held up in 2025
Start Kyler Murray
On Sleeper's projections, Kyler Murray is projected 10.5 points ahead of Kimani Vidal. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 86% of the time.
QB · MIN
Kyler Murray
17.4 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
11.1 a game this season · last 3: 11.5, 18.3, 13.9
RB · LAC
Kimani Vidal
6.9 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
6.8 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 12.6, 7
What the call rests on
- Kyler Murray: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
- Kimani Vidal: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 7:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 7:55 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Murray | Vidal |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.4 | 6.9 |
| Half PPR | 17.4 | 6.1 |
| Standard | 17.4 | 5.4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kyler Murray plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kimani Vidal'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%.