Two players, one answer.
DJ Moore vs Michael Penix Jr.
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Toss-up · 14.7 to 14.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DJ Moore by 52% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Michael Penix Jr. by 30% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 50% held up in 2025
A toss-up
On Sleeper's projections, Michael Penix Jr. and DJ Moore 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.
QB · ATL
Michael Penix Jr.
14.7 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 14.4, 23.1, 20.4
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
- DJ Moore is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Michael Penix Jr.: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM ET
- DJ Moore: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 10:10 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 10:10 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 | Jr. | Moore |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| Half PPR | 14.7 | 12.4 |
| Standard | 14.7 | 10.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- DJ Moore's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Michael Penix Jr. 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.
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%.