Two players, one answer.
LaJohntay Wester vs Tyler Higbee
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Tyler Higbee by 96% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 82% held up in 2025
Start Tyler Higbee
On Sleeper's projections, Tyler Higbee is projected 8.2 points ahead of LaJohntay Wester. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 82% of the time.
TE · LAR
Tyler Higbee
8.4 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
9 a game this season · last 3: 13.3, 4.2, 3.4
WR · BAL
LaJohntay Wester
0.2 projected
@ BUF · Sun 1:00 PM ET
1.2 a game this season · last 3: 0, 0, 2.5
What the call rests on
- Tyler Higbee: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
- LaJohntay Wester: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 1:20 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 1:24 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, scored | Higbee | Wester |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.4 | 0.2 |
| Half PPR | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Standard | 5.1 | 0.2 |
What could change it before kickoff
- LaJohntay Wester plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Tyler Higbee'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%.