Two players, one answer.

Aaron Jones Sr. vs Jayden Daniels

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

This week
Start Jayden Daniels · 18 to 9.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jayden Daniels by 3% (redraft PPR)
Dynasty
Jayden Daniels by 77% (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025

Start Jayden Daniels

On Sleeper's projections, Jayden Daniels is projected 8.2 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr.. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.

QB · WAS

Jayden Daniels

18.0 projected

vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET

21.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.7, 32.3, 21

RB · MIN

Aaron Jones Sr.

9.8 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable

12.3 a game this season · last 3: 16.8, 18.7, 3.6

Aaron Jones Sr. is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.

What the call rests on

Jayden Daniels: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
Aaron Jones Sr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 AM ET.
Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 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	Daniels	Sr.
PPR	18	9.8
Half PPR	18	8.7
Standard	18	7.5

What could change it before kickoff

Aaron Jones Sr.'s status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jayden Daniels is the start.
Aaron Jones Sr. plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jayden Daniels'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%.