Two players, one answer.
Kendrick Bourne vs Malik Willis
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Malik Willis · 14 to 9.6 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Malik Willis by 66% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 68% held up in 2025
Lean Malik Willis
On Sleeper's projections, Malik Willis is projected 4.4 points ahead of Kendrick Bourne. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 68% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · MIA
Malik Willis
14.0 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
15.1 a game this season · last 3: 2.5, 20.9, 26
WR · ARI
Kendrick Bourne
9.6 projected
@ DAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
8.1 a game this season · last 3: 12, 9.7, 3.9
What the call rests on
- Malik Willis: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Kendrick Bourne: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 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 | Willis | Bourne |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14 | 9.6 |
| Half PPR | 14 | 7.7 |
| Standard | 14 | 5.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kendrick Bourne plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Malik Willis'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%.