Two players, one answer.
Kirk Cousins vs Rashod Bateman
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Kirk Cousins · 16.7 to 5.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kirk Cousins by 71% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kirk Cousins by 41% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 87% held up in 2025
Start Kirk Cousins
On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 11.1 points ahead of Rashod Bateman. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 87% 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
WR · BAL
Rashod Bateman
5.6 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.2 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 0, 5.3
What the call rests on
- Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 PM ET
- Rashod Bateman: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 5:28 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 5:28 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 | Cousins | Bateman |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.7 | 5.6 |
| Half PPR | 16.7 | 4.6 |
| Standard | 16.7 | 3.7 |
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%.