Two players, one answer.
MarShawn Lloyd vs Sam Darnold
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Sam Darnold · 16.3 to 6.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Sam Darnold by 19% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Sam Darnold by 50% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 85% held up in 2025
Start Sam Darnold
On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 9.7 points ahead of MarShawn Lloyd. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 85% of the time.
QB · SEA
Sam Darnold
16.3 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
13.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.3, 13, 15
RB · GB
MarShawn Lloyd
2.6 final · 6.6 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
6.5 a game this season · last 3: 1, 5.5, 2.6
- MarShawn Lloyd's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- MarShawn Lloyd: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 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 | Darnold | Lloyd |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.3 | 6.6 |
| Half PPR | 16.3 | 6.1 |
| Standard | 16.3 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- MarShawn Lloyd plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Sam Darnold'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%.