Two players, one answer.
Jaylen Waddle vs Kyle Monangai
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Jaylen Waddle · 11.2 to 6.1 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Kyle Monangai by 17% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start Jaylen Waddle
On Sleeper's projections, Jaylen Waddle is projected 5.1 points ahead of Kyle Monangai. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
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
RB · CHI
Kyle Monangai
6.1 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
14.8 a game this season · last 3: 7.8, 3.1, 28
- Jaylen Waddle is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
- Kyle Monangai is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Jaylen Waddle: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
- Kyle Monangai: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:40 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 | Waddle | Monangai |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 11.2 | 6.1 |
| Half PPR | 9 | 5.7 |
| Standard | 6.8 | 5.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jaylen Waddle's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Kyle Monangai is the start.
- Kyle Monangai's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Jaylen Waddle is the start.
- Jaylen Waddle plays first (Sun 4:25 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kyle Monangai'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%.