Two players, one answer.
Lamar Jackson vs Sam LaPorta
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Lamar Jackson · 20.5 to 10.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Sam LaPorta by 30% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Lamar Jackson by 40% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 85% held up in 2025
Start Lamar Jackson
On Sleeper's projections, Lamar Jackson is projected 9.8 points ahead of Sam LaPorta. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 85% of the time.
QB · BAL
Lamar Jackson
20.5 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
20 a game this season · last 3: 15.8, 20.4, 18.9
TE · DET
Sam LaPorta
10.7 projected
vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8
What the call rests on
- Lamar Jackson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sam LaPorta: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:27 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 | LaPorta |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 20.5 | 10.7 |
| Half PPR | 20.5 | 8.6 |
| Standard | 20.5 | 6.6 |
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%.