Two players, one answer.
Sam Darnold vs Tucker Kraft
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Sam Darnold · 16.3 to 10.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Tucker Kraft by 69% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Sam Darnold
On Sleeper's projections, Sam Darnold is projected 5.5 points ahead of Tucker Kraft. 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
TE · GB
Tucker Kraft
10.8 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
10.2 a game this season · last 3: 11.6, 8.7, 14.8
What the call rests on
- Sam Darnold: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Tucker Kraft: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 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 | Darnold | Kraft |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.3 | 10.8 |
| Half PPR | 16.3 | 8.6 |
| Standard | 16.3 | 6.5 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Tucker Kraft plays first (Thu 8:15 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%.