Two players, one answer.
Jaylen Waddle vs Kirk Cousins
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Kirk Cousins · 16.7 to 11.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jaylen Waddle by 17% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaylen Waddle by 26% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start Kirk Cousins
On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 5.5 points ahead of Jaylen Waddle. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins
16.7 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4
WR · DEN
Jaylen Waddle
11.2 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable
9.1 a game this season · last 3: 4.8, 6.4, 8.8
- 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
- Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:30 PM ET
- Jaylen Waddle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 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 | Cousins | Waddle |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.7 | 11.2 |
| Half PPR | 16.7 | 9 |
| Standard | 16.7 | 6.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jaylen Waddle's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Kirk Cousins is the start.
- Kirk Cousins plays first (Sun 1:00 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%.