Two players, one answer.

Kyle Monangai vs T.J. Hockenson

Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)

This week
Start T.J. Hockenson · 10.8 to 5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
About even (Redraft PPR)
Dynasty
Kyle Monangai by 51% (Dynasty Superflex)

Week 8 · PPR · 75% held up in 2025

Start T.J. Hockenson

On Sleeper's projections, T.J. Hockenson is projected 5.8 points ahead of Kyle Monangai. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 75% of the time.

TE · MIN

T.J. Hockenson

10.8 projected

@ DET · Sun 1:00 PM ET

10.5 a game this season · last 3: 24.9, 1.7, 13.5

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

T.J. Hockenson: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
Kyle Monangai: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 5:20 AM ET
Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 AM ET.
Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 5:27 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	Hockenson	Monangai
PPR	10.8	5
Half PPR	8.5	4.7
Standard	6.1	4.3

What could change it before kickoff

Kyle Monangai's status (questionable): if he's ruled out, T.J. Hockenson is the start.
T.J. Hockenson plays first (Sun 1:00 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%.