Two players, one answer.

Ja'Marr Chase vs Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Ja'Marr Chase · Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Week 8 · locked

Smith-Njigba —, Chase 31.1

Both games are over; the points land with the next stats refresh. Week 9's call opens once every Week 8 game is in (the morning after Monday night).

Rest of seasonDynastyThis week's other close calls

WR · SEA

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

— final · points pending · 25.3 projected

vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET

28 a game this season · last 3: 22.8, 25.4, 31.3

WR · CIN

Ja'Marr Chase

31.1 final · 19.8 projected

vs TEN · Sun 1:00 PM ET

18.3 a game this season · last 3: 19.7, 17.2, 31.1

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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%.