Two players, one answer.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. vs Jalen Royals
Any league · this week start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Jalen Royals by 12% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Standard
Start Jalen Royals
Dont'e Thornton Jr. isn't expected to play.
WR · KC
Jalen Royals
1.2 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
1.7 a game this season · last 3: 0, 2.4, 0
WR · LV
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
0.0 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ETOut
No games this season
- Dont'e Thornton Jr. is out.
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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.