Two players, one answer.
Makai Lemon vs Matthew Stafford
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Matthew Stafford · 15.9 to 7.7 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Matthew Stafford by 33% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Makai Lemon by 21% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 80% held up in 2025
Start Matthew Stafford
On Sleeper's projections, Matthew Stafford is projected 8.2 points ahead of Makai Lemon. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.
QB · LAR
Matthew Stafford
15.9 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
18.6 a game this season · last 3: 27.3, 16.9, 18.5
WR · PHI
Makai Lemon
7.7 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
- Matthew Stafford: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Tue, Oct 27, 10:03 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 | Stafford | Lemon |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 15.9 | 7.7 |
| Half PPR | 15.9 | 6 |
| Standard | 15.9 | 4.3 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Matthew Stafford plays first (Sun 4:05 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%.