Two players, one answer.
Drake Maye vs Justin Jefferson
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Drake Maye · 21.9 to 18.4 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Justin Jefferson by 19% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Drake Maye by 36% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025
Lean Drake Maye
On Sleeper's projections, Drake Maye is projected 3.5 points ahead of Justin Jefferson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · NE
Drake Maye
21.9 projected
@ MIA · Sun 4:25 PM ET
20.9 a game this season · last 3: 39.5, 23.8, 28.4
WR · MIN
Justin Jefferson
18.4 projected
@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET
14.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.2, 18.8, 8.4
- Drake Maye has scored 30.6 a game over his last three, above his 20.9 season average.
What the call rests on
- Drake Maye: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:30 PM ET
- Justin Jefferson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 12:33 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 12:33 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 | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 21.9 | 18.4 |
| Half PPR | 21.9 | 15.1 |
| Standard | 21.9 | 11.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Justin Jefferson plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Drake Maye'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%.