Two players, one answer.
Tetairoa McMillan vs Zay Flowers
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Zay Flowers · 18.5 to 14.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Tetairoa McMillan by 13% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Zay Flowers
On Sleeper's projections, Zay Flowers is projected 3.7 points ahead of Tetairoa McMillan. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · BAL
Zay Flowers
18.5 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
20.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.6, 12.7, 27.7
WR · CAR
Tetairoa McMillan
11.8 final · 14.8 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
15.6 a game this season · last 3: 14.6, 8, 11.8
- Tetairoa McMillan's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Zay Flowers: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
- Tetairoa McMillan: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 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 | Flowers | McMillan |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 18.5 | 14.8 |
| Half PPR | 15.6 | 12.2 |
| Standard | 12.8 | 9.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Tetairoa McMillan plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Zay Flowers'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%.