Two players, one answer.

Jaylen Wright vs Will Mallory

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025

Lean Jaylen Wright

On Sleeper's projections, Jaylen Wright is projected 3.8 points ahead of Will Mallory. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

RB · MIA

Jaylen Wright

4.2 projected

vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable

0.7 a game this season · last 3: 0.7, 1.1, 0.8

TE · IND

Will Mallory

0.4 projected

@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET

2 a game this season · last 2: 4, 0

What the call rests on

  • Jaylen Wright: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 4:40 AM ET
  • Will Mallory: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 4:40 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 4:45 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 4:45 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, scoredWrightMallory
PPR4.20.4
Half PPR3.80.3
Standard3.40.2

What could change it before kickoff

  • Jaylen Wright's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Will Mallory is the start.
  • Will Mallory plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Jaylen Wright'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%.