Two players, one answer.
Darren Waller vs Rachaad White
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Rachaad White · 10.9 to 7.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Rachaad White by 27% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Rachaad White by 86% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Rachaad White
On Sleeper's projections, Rachaad White is projected 3.2 points ahead of Darren Waller. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
RB · WAS
Rachaad White
10.9 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
9.8 a game this season · last 3: 11.1, 3, 15.7
TE · CAR
Darren Waller
2.1 final · 7.7 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
7.7 a game this season · last 3: 0, 12, 2.1
- Darren Waller's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Rachaad White: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Darren Waller: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 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 | White | Waller |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 10.9 | 7.7 |
| Half PPR | 9.7 | 6.2 |
| Standard | 8.6 | 4.8 |
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 Rachaad White'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%.