Two players, one answer.
Jaylen Warren vs Makai Lemon
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Jaylen Warren · 14.9 to 9.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Jaylen Warren by 64% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Jaylen Warren by 4% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 72% held up in 2025
Start Jaylen Warren
On Sleeper's projections, Jaylen Warren is projected 5.3 points ahead of Makai Lemon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 72% of the time.
RB · PIT
Jaylen Warren
14.9 projected
vs CLE · Sun 1:00 PM ET
17.1 a game this season · last 3: 36.8, 9.8, 16.7
WR · PHI
Makai Lemon
9.6 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.3, 4.9, 19.7
What the call rests on
- Jaylen Warren: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 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 | Warren | Lemon |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14.9 | 9.6 |
| Half PPR | 13.5 | 7.5 |
| Standard | 12 | 5.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Jaylen Warren plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Makai Lemon'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%.