Two players, one answer.
Jalen Royals vs Kalif Raymond
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Kalif Raymond by 58% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jalen Royals by 50% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 71% held up in 2025
Start Kalif Raymond
On Sleeper's projections, Kalif Raymond is projected 5.1 points ahead of Jalen Royals. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 71% of the time.
WR · CHI
Kalif Raymond
7.0 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ET
8 a game this season · last 3: 3.4, 3.8, 0
WR · KC
Jalen Royals
1.9 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
2.5 a game this season · last 3: 0, 4.4, 0
- Kalif Raymond has scored 2.4 a game over his last three, below his 8 season average.
What the call rests on
- Kalif Raymond: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:20 PM ET
- Jalen Royals: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 12:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 12:27 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 12:27 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 | Raymond | Royals |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7 | 1.9 |
| Half PPR | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Standard | 4.2 | 1.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jalen Royals plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kalif Raymond'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%.