Two players, one answer.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Stefon Diggs
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba · 25.3 to 12.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 65% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaxon Smith-Njigba by 81% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 91% held up in 2025
Start Jaxon Smith-Njigba
On Sleeper's projections, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected 12.8 points ahead of Stefon Diggs. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 91% 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 · WAS
Stefon Diggs
— final · points pending · 12.5 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
13.9 a game this season · last 3: 7.3, 8.5, 16.4
- Stefon Diggs'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 Mon, Nov 2, 2:30 AM ET
- Stefon Diggs: Sleeper's projection, last changed Mon, Nov 2, 2:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Mon, Nov 2, 2:38 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Mon, Nov 2, 2:38 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 | Smith-Njigba | Diggs |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 25.3 | 12.5 |
| Half PPR | 21.6 | 10.5 |
| Standard | 18 | 8.4 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Stefon Diggs plays first (Sun 8:20 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%.