Two players, one answer.

Michael Penix Jr. vs Zach Ertz

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Michael Penix Jr. · Zach Ertz

Week 8 · PPR · 93% held up in 2025

Start Michael Penix Jr.

On Sleeper's projections, Michael Penix Jr. is projected 14.7 points ahead of Zach Ertz. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 93% of the time.

QB · ATL

Michael Penix Jr.

14.7 projected

@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET

17.1 a game this season · last 3: 14.4, 23.1, 20.4

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 Penix Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 1:20 PM ET
  • Zach Ertz: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 1:28 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 1:28 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.

What could change it before kickoff

  • Michael Penix Jr. 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%.