Two players, one answer.
Patrick Mahomes vs Sam LaPorta
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Patrick Mahomes · 16.9 to 11.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Sam LaPorta by 38% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Patrick Mahomes by 26% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 74% held up in 2025
Start Patrick Mahomes
On Sleeper's projections, Patrick Mahomes is projected 5.8 points ahead of Sam LaPorta. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 74% of the time.
QB · KC
Patrick Mahomes
16.9 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
17.3 a game this season · last 3: 17, 11.5, 7
TE · DET
Sam LaPorta
11.1 projected
vs MIN · Sun 1:00 PM ET
13.2 a game this season · last 3: 22.4, 19.8, 2.8
- Patrick Mahomes has scored 11.8 a game over his last three, below his 17.3 season average.
What the call rests on
- Patrick Mahomes: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:50 AM ET
- Sam LaPorta: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 7:07 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 7:07 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 | Mahomes | LaPorta |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.9 | 11.1 |
| Half PPR | 16.9 | 9 |
| Standard | 16.9 | 6.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Sam LaPorta plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Patrick Mahomes'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%.