Two players, one answer.
Ladd McConkey vs Mason Taylor
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Ladd McConkey by 14% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Ladd McConkey by 25% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 80% held up in 2025
Start Ladd McConkey
On Sleeper's projections, Ladd McConkey is projected 7.4 points ahead of Mason Taylor. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.
WR · LAC
Ladd McConkey
11.0 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ETQuestionable
7.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.6, 0, 2.7
TE · NYJ
Mason Taylor
3.6 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.4, 7.3, 25.2
- Ladd McConkey is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Ladd McConkey: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Mason Taylor: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 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 | McConkey | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11 | 3.6 |
| Half PPR | 9.2 | 2.8 |
| Standard | 7.4 | 2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Ladd McConkey's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Mason Taylor is the start.
- Mason Taylor plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Ladd McConkey'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%.