Two players, one answer.
Jayden Daniels vs Rashee Rice
This week
Start Jayden Daniels · 18.1 to 12.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Rashee Rice by 18% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jayden Daniels by 26% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start Jayden Daniels
On Sleeper's projections, Jayden Daniels is projected 5.5 points ahead of Rashee Rice. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
QB · WAS
Jayden Daniels
18.1 projected
vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET
21.4 a game this season · last 3: 14.7, 32.3, 21
WR · KC
Rashee Rice
12.6 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
12.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.9, 12.3, 15.8
- Rashee Rice is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jayden Daniels: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 8:06 PM ET
- Rashee Rice: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 8:06 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 8:13 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 8:13 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 | Daniels | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 18.1 | 12.6 |
| Half PPR | 18.1 | 10.4 |
| Standard | 18.1 | 8.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Rashee Rice's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jayden Daniels is the start.
- Rashee Rice plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jayden Daniels'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%.