Two players, one answer.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Rashee Rice
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba · 25.3 to 13.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 60% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 59% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 90% held up in 2025
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba
On Sleeper's projections, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected 12.1 points ahead of Rashee Rice. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 90% of the time.
WR · SEA
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
25.3 projected
vs CHI · Mon 8:15 PM ET
28 a game this season · last 3: 22.8, 25.4, 31.3
WR · KC
Rashee Rice
13.2 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
12.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.9, 12.3, 15.8
- Rashee Rice'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
- Rashee Rice: 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 | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 25.3 | 13.2 |
| Half PPR | 21.6 | 10.9 |
| Standard | 18 | 8.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rashee Rice plays first (Sun 4:25 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 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%.