Two players, one answer.
Tanner McKee vs Tyler Higbee
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Tanner McKee · 13.4 to 8.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Tyler Higbee by 91% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Tanner McKee by 57% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Tanner McKee
On Sleeper's projections, Tanner McKee is projected 5 points ahead of Tyler Higbee. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
QB · PHI
Tanner McKee
13.4 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
12.1 a game this season · last 2: 12.6, 11.5
TE · LAR
Tyler Higbee
8.4 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
9 a game this season · last 3: 13.3, 4.2, 3.4
What the call rests on
- Tanner McKee: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Tyler Higbee: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 7:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 7:27 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 | McKee | Higbee |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.4 | 8.4 |
| Half PPR | 13.4 | 6.8 |
| Standard | 13.4 | 5.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Tyler Higbee plays first (Sun 4:05 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%.