Two players, one answer.

Sam Darnold vs Tre Tucker

Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025

Start Sam Darnold

On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 5.8 points ahead of Tre Tucker. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.

QB · SEA

Sam Darnold

16.3 projected

vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET

13.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.3, 13, 15

WR · LV

Tre Tucker

10.5 projected

@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET

14.3 a game this season · last 3: 7.5, 26.7, 21.3

What the call rests on

  • Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
  • Tre Tucker: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 8:50 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 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, scoredDarnoldTucker
PPR16.310.5
Half PPR16.38.8
Standard16.37.1

What could change it before kickoff

  • Tre Tucker plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Sam Darnold'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%.