Two players, one answer.
Adonai Mitchell vs Darren Waller
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Darren Waller · 7.7 to 4.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Darren Waller by 67% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Adonai Mitchell by 79% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Darren Waller
On Sleeper's projections, Darren Waller is projected 3 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
TE · CAR
Darren Waller
7.7 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
8.6 a game this season · last 3: 6.6, 0, 12
WR · NYJ
Adonai Mitchell
4.7 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9, 12.3, 0
What the call rests on
- Darren Waller: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
- Adonai Mitchell: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 11:10 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 11:17 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 | Waller | Mitchell |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.7 | 4.7 |
| Half PPR | 6.2 | 3.9 |
| Standard | 4.8 | 3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Darren Waller plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Adonai Mitchell'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%.