Two players, one answer.
Mike Washington Jr. vs Rico Dowdle
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Rico Dowdle · 8.8 to 5.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Rico Dowdle by 67% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Mike Washington Jr. by 4% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Rico Dowdle
On Sleeper's projections, Rico Dowdle is projected 3 points ahead of Mike Washington Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · PIT
Rico Dowdle
8.8 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 6.4, 7.9, 14.6
RB · LV
Mike Washington Jr.
5.8 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
4.2 a game this season · last 3: 2, 6, 2.7
What the call rests on
- Rico Dowdle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:10 PM ET
- Mike Washington Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 2:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 2:24 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Dowdle | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.8 | 5.8 |
| Half PPR | 8 | 5.4 |
| Standard | 7.1 | 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%.