Two players, one answer.
DJ Moore vs Jaylen Waddle
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start DJ Moore · 14.7 to 11.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaylen Waddle by 13% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean DJ Moore
On Sleeper's projections, DJ Moore is projected 3.5 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · BUF
DJ Moore
14.7 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
9.1 a game this season · last 3: -0.1, 12.7, 2.7
WR · DEN
Jaylen Waddle
11.2 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
9.1 a game this season · last 3: 4.8, 6.4, 8.8
- DJ Moore is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Jaylen Waddle is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- DJ Moore: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 4:40 AM ET
- Jaylen Waddle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 4:40 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 4:45 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 4:45 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 | Moore | Waddle |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.7 | 11.2 |
| Half PPR | 12.4 | 9 |
| Standard | 10.2 | 6.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- DJ Moore's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jaylen Waddle is the start.
- Jaylen Waddle's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, DJ Moore is the start.
- DJ Moore plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jaylen Waddle'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%.