Two players, one answer.
Ladd McConkey vs T.J. Hockenson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 11 to 10.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
T.J. Hockenson by 10% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Ladd McConkey by 49% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 51% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Ladd McConkey is projected 0.2 points ahead of T.J. Hockenson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 51% of the time. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
WR · LAC
Ladd McConkey
11.0 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
7.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.6, 0, 2.7
TE · MIN
T.J. Hockenson
10.8 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.5 a game this season · last 3: 24.9, 1.7, 13.5
What the call rests on
- Ladd McConkey: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 PM ET
- T.J. Hockenson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:28 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:28 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 | McConkey | Hockenson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11 | 10.8 |
| Half PPR | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| Standard | 7.4 | 6.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0.2 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- T.J. Hockenson 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%.