Two players, one answer.
Luther Burden III vs Parker Washington
Any league · Week 9 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026
This week
Toss-up · 12.1 to 12.1 projected (Week 9, Half PPR)
Rest of season
Luther Burden III by 13% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Luther Burden III by 31% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Half PPR · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Luther Burden III and Parker Washington are projected level. 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 · CHI
Luther Burden III
12.1 projected
vs TB · Sun 8:20 PM ET
11.8 a game this season · last 3: 13.5, 21.7, 15.1
WR · JAX
Parker Washington
12.1 projected
@ BAL · Thu 8:15 PM ET
11.7 a game this season · last 3: 27.4, 8.4, 3.1
What the call rests on
- Luther Burden III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 10:40 PM ET
- Parker Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 10:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Nov 3, 10:42 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Nov 3, 10:42 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 | III | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.7 | 14.2 |
| Half PPR | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Standard | 9.6 | 10 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 0 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.
- Parker Washington plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Luther Burden III's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.