Two players, one answer.
Jacoby Brissett vs Makai Lemon
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jacoby Brissett · 18.5 to 9.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Makai Lemon by 26% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Makai Lemon by 4% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Jacoby Brissett
On Sleeper's projections, Jacoby Brissett is projected 8.9 points ahead of Makai Lemon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
QB · ARI
Jacoby Brissett
18.5 projected
@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
16.2 a game this season · last 3: 26.3, 7.9, 16.5
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
- Jacoby Brissett: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 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 | Brissett | Lemon |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 18.5 | 9.6 |
| Half PPR | 18.5 | 7.5 |
| Standard | 18.5 | 5.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jacoby Brissett 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%.