Two players, one answer.
DK Metcalf vs Makai Lemon
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start DK Metcalf · 11.4 to 9.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
DK Metcalf by 47% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 58% held up in 2025
Lean DK Metcalf
On Sleeper's projections, DK Metcalf is projected 1.8 points ahead of Makai Lemon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 58% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · PIT
DK Metcalf
11.4 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.3, 20.3, 7.6
WR · PHI
Makai Lemon
9.6 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.3, 4.9, 19.7
What the call rests on
- DK Metcalf: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 9:20 PM ET
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 9:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 9:23 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 9:23 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 | Metcalf | Lemon |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11.4 | 9.6 |
| Half PPR | 9.6 | 7.5 |
| Standard | 7.8 | 5.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- A projection update of 1.8 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.
- DK Metcalf plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Makai Lemon'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%.