Two players, one answer.
Michael Mayer vs Oronde Gadsden
This week
Start Michael Mayer · 7.5 to 4.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Oronde Gadsden by 16% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Michael Mayer
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Mayer is projected 3 points ahead of Oronde Gadsden. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · LV
Michael Mayer
7.5 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.5 a game this season · last 3: 1.2, 16.5, 6.2
TE · LAC
Oronde Gadsden
4.5 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
4.8 a game this season · last 3: 8.8, 0, 4.7
What the call rests on
- Michael Mayer: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Oronde Gadsden: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 6:33 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 | Mayer | Gadsden |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Half PPR | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Standard | 4.1 | 2.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Michael Mayer plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Oronde Gadsden'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%.