Two players, one answer.
Rashod Bateman vs Tanner McKee
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Tanner McKee · 13.3 to 5.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Rashod Bateman by 69% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 79% held up in 2025
Start Tanner McKee
On Sleeper's projections, Tanner McKee is projected 7.8 points ahead of Rashod Bateman. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 79% of the time.
QB · PHI
Tanner McKee
13.3 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
12.1 a game this season · last 2: 12.6, 11.5
WR · BAL
Rashod Bateman
5.5 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.2 a game this season · last 3: 11.2, 0, 5.3
What the call rests on
- Tanner McKee: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Rashod Bateman: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 6:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 6:51 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 | McKee | Bateman |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.3 | 5.5 |
| Half PPR | 13.3 | 4.6 |
| Standard | 13.3 | 3.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rashod Bateman plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Tanner McKee'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%.