Two players, one answer.

Chris Rodriguez Jr. vs Tua Tagovailoa

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
Chris Rodriguez Jr. by 64% (Redraft standard)
Dynasty
Tua Tagovailoa by 56% (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 9 · Standard · 71% held up in 2025

Start Chris Rodriguez Jr.

On Sleeper's projections, Chris Rodriguez Jr. is projected 5 points ahead of Tua Tagovailoa. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.

RB · JAX

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

5.0 projected

@ BAL · Thu 8:15 PM ETQuestionable

5.9 a game this season · last 3: 1.1, 5.5, 11.8

QB · ATL

Tua Tagovailoa

0.0 projected

vs CIN · Sun 9:30 AM ET

0.4 a game this season · last 1: 0.4

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.

What the call rests on

Chris Rodriguez Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Nov 3, 5:40 PM ET
Tua Tagovailoa: Sleeper's projection
Sleeper's projections read Tue, Nov 3, 5:41 PM ET.
Injury statuses read Tue, Nov 3, 5:41 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	Jr.	Tagovailoa
PPR	5.5	0
Half PPR	5.3	0
Standard	5	0

What could change it before kickoff

Chris Rodriguez Jr.'s status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Tua Tagovailoa is the start.
Chris Rodriguez Jr. plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Tua Tagovailoa'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%.