Two players, one answer.

Jake Ferguson vs Jaylin Noel

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Jake Ferguson · Jaylin Noel

Week 8 · PPR

Start Jake Ferguson

Jaylin Noel isn't expected to play.

TE · DAL

Jake Ferguson

9.6 projected

vs ARI · Sun 1:00 PM ET

6.4 a game this season · last 3: 4.9, 3.3, 0

WR · HOU

Jaylin Noel

0.0 projected

No game this weekIR

9.5 a game this season · last 3: 15.2, 20.7, 1.7

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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%.