Two players, one answer.
DeVonta Smith vs Drake Maye
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Drake Maye · 22 to 12 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DeVonta Smith by 22% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Drake Maye by 30% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 85% held up in 2025
Start Drake Maye
On Sleeper's projections, Drake Maye is projected 10 points ahead of DeVonta Smith. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 85% of the time.
QB · NE
Drake Maye
22.0 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ET
20.9 a game this season · last 3: 39.5, 23.8, 28.4
WR · PHI
DeVonta Smith
12.0 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ETQuestionable
17.3 a game this season · last 3: 27.7, 12.5, 20.5
- Drake Maye has scored 30.6 a game over his last three, above his 20.9 season average.
- DeVonta Smith is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Drake Maye: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 PM ET
- DeVonta Smith: 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 | Maye | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 22 | 12 |
| Half PPR | 22 | 9.9 |
| Standard | 22 | 7.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- DeVonta Smith's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Drake Maye is the start.
- Drake Maye plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before DeVonta Smith'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%.