Two players, one answer.

Kirk Cousins vs Malik Washington

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

Kirk Cousins · Malik Washington

Week 8 · PPR · 78% held up in 2025

Start Kirk Cousins

On Sleeper's projections, Kirk Cousins is projected 7.5 points ahead of Malik Washington. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 78% of the time.

QB · LV

Kirk Cousins

16.7 projected

@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET

19.5 a game this season · last 3: 13.7, 19.5, 20.4

WR · MIA

Malik Washington

9.2 projected

vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET

9.5 a game this season · last 3: 12, 12.1, 6.5

What the call rests on

  • Kirk Cousins: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 PM ET
  • Malik Washington: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 4:20 PM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 4:28 PM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 4:28 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, scoredCousinsWashington
PPR16.79.2
Half PPR16.77.4
Standard16.75.5

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 Malik Washington'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%.