Two players, one answer.
Mason Taylor vs Matthew Stafford
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Matthew Stafford · 16.1 to 8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Matthew Stafford by 38% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Matthew Stafford by 10% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Matthew Stafford
On Sleeper's projections, Matthew Stafford is projected 8.1 points ahead of Mason Taylor. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
QB · LAR
Matthew Stafford
16.1 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
18.6 a game this season · last 3: 27.3, 16.9, 18.5
TE · NYJ
Mason Taylor
8.0 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.4, 7.3, 25.2
What the call rests on
- Matthew Stafford: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 2:20 PM ET
- Mason Taylor: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 2:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 2:28 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 2:28 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 | Stafford | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.1 | 8 |
| Half PPR | 16.1 | 6.2 |
| Standard | 16.1 | 4.4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Mason Taylor plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Matthew Stafford'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%.