Two players, one answer.

Justin Jefferson vs Rashee Rice

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

This week
Start Justin Jefferson · 18.4 to 12.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Justin Jefferson by 12% (redraft PPR)
Dynasty
Rashee Rice by 8% (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 8 · PPR · 74% held up in 2025

Start Justin Jefferson

On Sleeper's projections, Justin Jefferson is projected 5.8 points ahead of Rashee Rice. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 74% of the time.

WR · MIN

Justin Jefferson

18.4 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET

14.4 a game this season · last 3: 5.2, 18.8, 8.4

WR · KC

Rashee Rice

12.6 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ETQuestionable

12.7 a game this season · last 3: 9.9, 12.3, 15.8

Rashee Rice is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.

What the call rests on

Justin Jefferson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:30 PM ET
Rashee Rice: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:30 PM ET
Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 12:33 PM ET.
Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 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, scored	Jefferson	Rice
PPR	18.4	12.6
Half PPR	15.1	10.4
Standard	11.8	8.1

What could change it before kickoff

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