Two players, one answer.
Khalil Shakir vs Michael Penix Jr.
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Michael Penix Jr. · 14.4 to 5.5 projected (Week 8, Standard)
Rest of season
Khalil Shakir by 37% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
Michael Penix Jr. by 18% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · locked
Jr. 2.1, Shakir 6.4
Both games are over. The call was Michael Penix Jr.; Khalil Shakir outscored him. Week 9's call opens once every Week 8 game is in (the morning after Monday night).
QB · ATL
Michael Penix Jr.
2.1 final · 14.4 projected
@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET
14.6 a game this season · last 3: 23.1, 20.4, 2.1
WR · BUF
Khalil Shakir
6.4 final · 5.5 projected
vs BAL · Sun 1:00 PM ET
5.6 a game this season · last 3: 8, 9.4, 6.4
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
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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%.