Two players, one answer.
Michael Penix Jr. vs Ryan Flournoy
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Michael Penix Jr. · 14.8 to 8.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Ryan Flournoy by 6% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Michael Penix Jr. by 40% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start Michael Penix Jr.
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Penix Jr. is projected 6.3 points ahead of Ryan Flournoy. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
QB · ATL
Michael Penix Jr.
14.8 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 14.4, 23.1, 20.4
WR · DAL
Ryan Flournoy
8.5 projected
vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.1 a game this season · last 3: 12, 17, 11
What the call rests on
- Michael Penix Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Ryan Flournoy: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 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 | Jr. | Flournoy |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.8 | 8.5 |
| Half PPR | 14.8 | 7 |
| Standard | 14.8 | 5.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
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%.