Two players, one answer.
Luther Burden III vs Tee Higgins
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Tee Higgins · 16 to 12.3 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Tee Higgins by 50% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Tee Higgins by 7% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Tee Higgins
On Sleeper's projections, Tee Higgins is projected 3.7 points ahead of Luther Burden III. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · CIN
Tee Higgins
16.0 projected
vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17 a game this season · last 3: 26.7, 4.2, 26.8
WR · CHI
Luther Burden III
12.3 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
13.9 a game this season · last 3: 8.9, 17.5, 23.7
What the call rests on
- Tee Higgins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- Luther Burden III: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 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 | Higgins | III |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16 | 12.3 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 10 |
| Standard | 11 | 7.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Tee Higgins plays first (Sun 1:00 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 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%.