Two players, one answer.

Justin Fields vs Makai Lemon

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Justin Fields · Makai Lemon

Week 8 · PPR · 84% held up in 2025

Start Makai Lemon

On Sleeper's projections, Makai Lemon is projected 9.5 points ahead of Justin Fields. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 84% of the time.

WR · PHI

Makai Lemon

9.5 projected

@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET

7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.3, 4.9, 19.7

QB · KC

Justin Fields

0.0 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET

No games this season

What the call rests on

  • Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 12:30 PM ET
  • Justin Fields: Sleeper's projection
  • Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 12:33 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 12:33 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, scoredLemonFields
PPR9.50
Half PPR7.40
Standard5.20

What could change it before kickoff

  • Justin Fields plays first (Sun 4:25 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%.