Two players, one answer.
Deebo Samuel Sr. vs Malik Washington
Any league · Week 9 start/sit · Half PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026
This week
Toss-up · 8.9 to 8.9 projected (Week 9, Half PPR)
Rest of season
Deebo Samuel Sr. by 15% (Redraft half PPR)Dynasty
Malik Washington by 25% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 9 · Half PPR · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Deebo Samuel Sr. and Malik Washington are projected level. That's close to a coin flip: on these projections neither is the better start, and an injury report or a projection update before kickoff can tip it.
WR · SF
Deebo Samuel Sr.
8.9 projected
vs LV · Sun 4:05 PM ETQuestionable
10.5 a game this season · last 3: 15.4, 15.5, 1.5
WR · MIA
Malik Washington
8.9 projected
vs DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8 a game this season · last 3: 9.1, 5, 12.5
- Deebo Samuel Sr. is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Deebo Samuel Sr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 5:30 AM ET
- Malik Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Nov 4, 5:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Nov 4, 5:45 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Nov 4, 5:45 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 | Sr. | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| Half PPR | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Standard | 7.1 | 6.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Deebo Samuel Sr.'s status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Malik Washington is the start.
- A projection update of 0 points or more in the other direction flips the call; Sleeper keeps adjusting its projections until kickoff, and this page reads them again at most an hour after it last did.
- Malik Washington plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Deebo Samuel Sr.'s late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Half 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%.