Two players, one answer.
Jaylen Waddle vs Jordan Love
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jordan Love · 17.1 to 11.3 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jordan Love by 8% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jordan Love by 45% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Jordan Love
On Sleeper's projections, Jordan Love is projected 5.8 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
QB · GB
Jordan Love
22.5 final · 17.1 projected
vs CAR · Thu 8:15 PM ET
19.4 a game this season · last 3: 21.2, 18, 22.5
WR · DEN
Jaylen Waddle
11.3 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
9.1 a game this season · last 3: 4.8, 6.4, 8.8
- Jordan Love's game has already kicked off, so most platforms have locked him in or out for this week.
- Jaylen Waddle is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jordan Love: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 2:20 PM ET
- Jaylen Waddle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 2:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 2:30 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 2:30 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 | Love | Waddle |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 17.1 | 11.3 |
| Half PPR | 17.1 | 9.1 |
| Standard | 17.1 | 6.9 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jaylen Waddle's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jordan Love is the start.
- Jordan Love plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jaylen Waddle'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%.