Two players, one answer.
Rashee Rice vs Trevor Lawrence
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Trevor Lawrence · 21.3 to 12.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Rashee Rice by 20% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Trevor Lawrence by 18% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Trevor Lawrence
On Sleeper's projections, Trevor Lawrence is projected 8.7 points ahead of Rashee Rice. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
QB · JAX
Trevor Lawrence
21.3 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.7 a game this season · last 3: 13.1, 22.7, 28.3
WR · KC
Rashee Rice
12.6 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
12.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.9, 12.3, 15.8
- Rashee Rice is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Trevor Lawrence: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 2:30 PM ET
- Rashee Rice: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 2:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 2:41 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 2:41 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 | Lawrence | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 21.3 | 12.6 |
| Half PPR | 21.3 | 10.4 |
| Standard | 21.3 | 8.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rashee Rice's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Trevor Lawrence is the start.
- Trevor Lawrence plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Rashee Rice'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%.