Two players, one answer.
Bryce Young vs Malik Washington
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Bryce Young · 17.9 to 9.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Malik Washington by 5% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Bryce Young by 33% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Bryce Young
On Sleeper's projections, Bryce Young is projected 8.5 points ahead of Malik Washington. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
QB · CAR
Bryce Young
11.4 final · 17.9 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
18.7 a game this season · last 3: 19.8, 7.4, 11.4
WR · MIA
Malik Washington
9.4 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
9.5 a game this season · last 3: 12, 12.1, 6.5
- Bryce Young's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
- Bryce Young has scored 12.9 a game over his last three, below his 18.7 season average.
- Malik Washington is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Bryce Young: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- Malik Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 3:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 3:33 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 | Young | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.9 | 9.4 |
| Half PPR | 17.9 | 7.5 |
| Standard | 17.9 | 5.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Malik Washington's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Bryce Young is the start.
- Bryce Young plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Malik Washington'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%.