Two players, one answer.
Darren Waller vs Justin Watson
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Darren Waller by 90% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Justin Watson by 18% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Darren Waller
On Sleeper's projections, Darren Waller is projected 7.7 points ahead of Justin Watson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
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 · KC
Justin Watson
0.0 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
1.7 a game this season · last 1: 1.7
What the call rests on
- Darren Waller: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 12:30 AM ET
- Justin Watson: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 12:39 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 12:39 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, scored | Waller | Watson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.7 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 6.2 | 0 |
| Standard | 4.8 | 0 |
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 Justin Watson'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%.