Two players, one answer.
Emeka Egbuka vs Jayden Daniels
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Jayden Daniels · 18 to 11.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jayden Daniels by 28% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jayden Daniels by 30% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025
Start Jayden Daniels
On Sleeper's projections, Jayden Daniels is projected 6.3 points ahead of Emeka Egbuka. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.
QB · WAS
Jayden Daniels
18.0 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
21.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.7, 32.3, 21
WR · TB
Emeka Egbuka
11.7 projected
vs ATL · Sun 1:00 PM ETQuestionable
11.9 a game this season · last 3: 3.3, 17.2, 17.8
- Emeka Egbuka is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jayden Daniels: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Emeka Egbuka: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 5:50 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 | Daniels | Egbuka |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 18 | 11.7 |
| Half PPR | 18 | 9.6 |
| Standard | 18 | 7.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Emeka Egbuka's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jayden Daniels is the start.
- Emeka Egbuka plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jayden Daniels'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%.