Two players, one answer.

Oronde Gadsden vs Tony Pollard

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Oronde Gadsden · Tony Pollard

Week 8 · PPR · 88% held up in 2025

Start Tony Pollard

On Sleeper's projections, Tony Pollard is projected 10.4 points ahead of Oronde Gadsden. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 88% of the time.

RB · TEN

Tony Pollard

14.9 projected

@ CIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

12.5 a game this season · last 3: 5.2, 7.6, 36.5

TE · LAC

Oronde Gadsden

4.5 projected

@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET

4.8 a game this season · last 3: 8.8, 0, 4.7

What the call rests on

  • Tony Pollard: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:20 PM ET
  • Oronde Gadsden: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:20 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 12:27 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 12:27 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, scoredPollardGadsden
PPR14.94.5
Half PPR13.73.6
Standard12.52.8

What could change it before kickoff

  • Tony Pollard plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Oronde Gadsden'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%.