Two players, one answer.

Denzel Boston vs Kyle Monangai

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

This week
Start Denzel Boston · 10.5 to 6.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)
Dynasty
Denzel Boston by 19% (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 8 · PPR · 69% held up in 2025

Lean Denzel Boston

On Sleeper's projections, Denzel Boston is projected 4.4 points ahead of Kyle Monangai. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

WR · CLE

Denzel Boston

10.5 projected

@ PIT · Sun 1:00 PM ET

11 a game this season · last 3: 13.6, 2.5, 5.7

RB · CHI

Kyle Monangai

6.1 projected

@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ETQuestionable

14.8 a game this season · last 3: 7.8, 3.1, 28

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

What the call rests on

Denzel Boston: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
Kyle Monangai: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 PM ET.
Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 12:15 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	Boston	Monangai
PPR	10.5	6.1
Half PPR	9.2	5.7
Standard	7.8	5.3

What could change it before kickoff

Kyle Monangai's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Denzel Boston is the start.
Denzel Boston plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kyle Monangai'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%.