Two players, one answer.
Justin Jefferson vs Tetairoa McMillan
This week
Start Justin Jefferson · 18.4 to 14.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Tetairoa McMillan by 12% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Tetairoa McMillan by 32% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025
Lean Justin Jefferson
On Sleeper's projections, Justin Jefferson is projected 3.6 points ahead of Tetairoa McMillan. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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 · CAR
Tetairoa McMillan
14.8 projected
@ GB · Thu 8:15 PM ET
16.2 a game this season · last 3: 45.2, 14.6, 8
- Tetairoa McMillan has scored 22.6 a game over his last three, above his 16.2 season average.
What the call rests on
- Justin Jefferson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:40 PM ET
- Tetairoa McMillan: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 9:40 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 9:57 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 | McMillan |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 18.4 | 14.8 |
| Half PPR | 15.1 | 12.2 |
| Standard | 11.8 | 9.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Tetairoa McMillan plays first (Thu 8:15 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Justin Jefferson'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%.