Two players, one answer.
Makai Lemon vs Malik Willis
This week
Start Malik Willis · 13.9 to 8.2 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Makai Lemon by 44% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Makai Lemon by 14% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 73% held up in 2025
Start Malik Willis
On Sleeper's projections, Malik Willis is projected 5.7 points ahead of Makai Lemon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 73% of the time.
QB · MIA
Malik Willis
13.9 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
15.1 a game this season · last 3: 2.5, 20.9, 26
WR · PHI
Makai Lemon
8.2 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
- Malik Willis: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:50 AM ET
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Fri, Oct 30, 7:50 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Fri, Oct 30, 7:54 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Fri, Oct 30, 7:54 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 | Willis | Lemon |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.9 | 8.2 |
| Half PPR | 13.9 | 6.4 |
| Standard | 13.9 | 4.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Malik Willis plays first (Sun 4:25 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%.