Two players, one answer.

Kirk Cousins vs Kyle Pitts Sr.

Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025

Start Kirk Cousins

On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 8.3 points ahead of Kyle Pitts Sr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.

QB · LV

Kirk Cousins

16.7 projected

@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET

19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4

TE · ATL

Kyle Pitts Sr.

8.4 projected

@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET

9 a game this season · last 3: 15.2, 23, 13.2

What the call rests on

  • Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
  • Kyle Pitts Sr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 5:40 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 5:50 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, scoredCousinsSr.
PPR16.78.4
Half PPR16.76.9
Standard16.75.5

What could change it before kickoff

Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.

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%.