Two players, one answer.

Jaylin Noel vs Marcus Mariota

Any league · this week start/sit · Standard

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Jaylin Noel · Marcus Mariota

Week 8 · Standard

Start Marcus Mariota

Jaylin Noel isn't expected to play.

QB · WAS

Marcus Mariota

0.0 projected

vs PHI · Sun 8:20 PM ET

11.5 a game this season · last 3: 8.7, 20.4, 5.3

WR · HOU

Jaylin Noel

0.0 projected

No game this weekIR

6.8 a game this season · last 3: 10.2, 16.7, -0.3

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This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.