Two players, one answer.
Makai Lemon vs Oronde Gadsden
This week
Start Makai Lemon · 8.2 to 4.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Makai Lemon by 23% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
Makai Lemon by 44% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 67% held up in 2025
Lean Makai Lemon
On Sleeper's projections, Makai Lemon is projected 3.7 points ahead of Oronde Gadsden. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 67% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
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
TE · LAC
Oronde Gadsden
4.5 projected
@ LAR · Sun 4:05 PM ET
4.8 a game this season · last 3: 8.8, 0, 4.7
What the call rests on
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 8:06 PM ET
- Oronde Gadsden: Sleeper's projection, last changed Thu, Oct 29, 8:06 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Thu, Oct 29, 8:13 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Thu, Oct 29, 8:13 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 | Lemon | Gadsden |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| Half PPR | 6.4 | 3.6 |
| Standard | 4.6 | 2.8 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Oronde Gadsden 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%.