Two players, one answer.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Puka Nacua
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba · 18 to 14.6 projected (Week 8, Standard)
Rest of season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 5% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Standard · 69% held up in 2025
Lean Jaxon Smith-Njigba
On Sleeper's projections, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected 3.4 points ahead of Puka Nacua. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 69% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · SEA
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
18.0 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
19.7 a game this season · last 3: 17.8, 13.4, 22.3
WR · LAR
Puka Nacua
14.6 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
13.7 a game this season · last 3: 20.7, 8, 13.8
- Puka Nacua's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 6:30 PM ET
- Puka Nacua: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 6:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 6:36 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 6:36 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 | Smith-Njigba | Nacua |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 25.3 | 22 |
| Half PPR | 21.6 | 18.3 |
| Standard | 18 | 14.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Puka Nacua plays first (Sun 4:05 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jaxon Smith-Njigba's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.