Two players, one answer.
Chig Okonkwo vs Fernando Mendoza
Any league · this week start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Chig Okonkwo by 60% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
Fernando Mendoza by 47% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Standard · 73% held up in 2025
Start Chig Okonkwo
On Sleeper's projections, Chig Okonkwo is projected 4.8 points ahead of Fernando Mendoza. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
TE · WAS
Chig Okonkwo
4.8 projected
vs LAR · Sun 1:00 PM ET
3.2 a game this season · last 3: 6, 6.9, 1.2
QB · LV
Fernando Mendoza
0.0 projected
@ SF · Sun 4:05 PM ET
2.2 a game this season · last 1: 2.2
What the call rests on
- Chig Okonkwo: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 11:30 PM ET
- Fernando Mendoza: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Nov 3, 11:42 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Nov 3, 11:42 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 | Okonkwo | Mendoza |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.2 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 6.5 | 0 |
| Standard | 4.8 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Chig Okonkwo plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Fernando Mendoza's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.