Two players, one answer.
Kirk Cousins vs Makai Lemon
Any format · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Kirk Cousins · 16.6 to 7.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Makai Lemon by 39% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Kirk Cousins
On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 8.9 points ahead of Makai Lemon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
QB · LV
Kirk Cousins
16.6 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4
WR · PHI
Makai Lemon
7.7 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.3, 4.9, 19.7
What the call rests on
- Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 3:50 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 3:54 PM ET.
- Injury statuses: Sleeper's player list, read Tue, Oct 27, 9:01 AM ET (once a day). Game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Cousins | Lemon |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 16.6 | 7.7 |
| Half PPR | 16.6 | 6 |
| Standard | 16.6 | 4.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kirk Cousins plays first (Sun 1:00 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%.