Two players, one answer.
Michael Mayer vs Zach Ertz
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Michael Mayer by 5% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Michael Mayer by 95% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Michael Mayer
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Mayer is projected 7.5 points ahead of Zach Ertz. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
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 · PHI
Zach Ertz
0.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
1.7 a game this season · last 3: 1.9, 3.3, 0
What the call rests on
- Michael Mayer: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:40 PM ET
- Zach Ertz: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 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 | Ertz |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.5 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 5.8 | 0 |
| Standard | 4.1 | 0 |
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 Zach Ertz'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%.