Two players, one answer.

Chuba Hubbard vs Makai Lemon

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025

Start Chuba Hubbard

On Sleeper's projections, Chuba Hubbard is projected 9.1 points ahead of Makai Lemon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.

RB · CAR

Chuba Hubbard

16.8 projected

@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET

18 a game this season · last 3: 25.9, 19.1, 10

WR · PHI

Makai Lemon

7.7 projected

@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET

7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.3, 4.9, 19.7

What the call rests on

  • Chuba Hubbard: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
  • Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 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, scoredHubbardLemon
PPR16.87.7
Half PPR15.26
Standard13.64.3

What could change it before kickoff

  • Chuba Hubbard plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Makai Lemon'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%.