Two players, one answer.
Lamar Jackson vs Rico Dowdle
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Lamar Jackson · 20.4 to 8.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Lamar Jackson by 22% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Lamar Jackson by 69% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 88% held up in 2025
Start Lamar Jackson
On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 11.6 points ahead of Rico Dowdle. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 88% of the time.
QB · BAL
Lamar Jackson
20.4 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9
RB · PIT
Rico Dowdle
8.8 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 6.4, 7.9, 14.6
- Lamar Jackson is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Rico Dowdle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM 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 | Jackson | Dowdle |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 20.4 | 8.8 |
| Half PPR | 20.4 | 7.9 |
| Standard | 20.4 | 7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Lamar Jackson's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Rico Dowdle is the start.
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%.