Two players, one answer.
Kyle Monangai vs Makai Lemon
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Makai Lemon · 9.6 to 5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Kyle Monangai by 28% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 70% held up in 2025
Lean Makai Lemon
On Sleeper's projections, Makai Lemon is projected 4.6 points ahead of Kyle Monangai. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 70% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
WR · PHI
Makai Lemon
9.6 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.3, 4.9, 19.7
RB · CHI
Kyle Monangai
5.0 projected
@ SEA · Mon 8:15 PM ETQuestionable
14.8 a game this season · last 3: 7.8, 3.1, 28
- Kyle Monangai is questionable. The projection assumes he plays; if he's ruled out, the next player up is the call.
What the call rests on
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Kyle Monangai: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 6:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 6:27 AM 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 | Lemon | Monangai |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 9.6 | 5 |
| Half PPR | 7.5 | 4.7 |
| Standard | 5.3 | 4.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Kyle Monangai's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, Makai Lemon is the start.
- Makai Lemon plays first (Sun 8:20 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Kyle Monangai'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%.