Two players, one answer.
Mike Washington Jr. vs T.J. Hockenson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start T.J. Hockenson · 8.6 to 5 projected (Week 8, Half PPR)
Rest of season
T.J. Hockenson by 54% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Mike Washington Jr. by 18% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Half PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean T.J. Hockenson
On Sleeper's projections, T.J. Hockenson is projected 3.6 points ahead of Mike Washington Jr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · MIN
T.J. Hockenson
8.6 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.2 a game this season · last 3: 18.4, 1.2, 11.5
RB · LV
Mike Washington Jr.
5.0 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
4 a game this season · last 3: 1.5, 5.5, 2.7
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- T.J. Hockenson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 PM ET
- Mike Washington Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 4:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 4:35 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 4:35 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 | Hockenson | Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 10.9 | 5.3 |
| Half PPR | 8.6 | 5 |
| Standard | 6.2 | 4.7 |
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 Half 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%.