Two players, one answer.
Makai Lemon vs Ty Simpson
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Makai Lemon by 58% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Makai Lemon by 29% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 79% held up in 2025
Start Makai Lemon
On Sleeper's projections, Makai Lemon is projected 7.8 points ahead of Ty Simpson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 79% of the time.
WR · PHI
Makai Lemon
7.8 projected
@ WAS · Sun 8:20 PM ET
7.1 a game this season · last 3: 9.3, 4.9, 19.7
QB · LAR
Ty Simpson
0.0 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Makai Lemon: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
- Ty Simpson: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 3:42 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 | Simpson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 7.8 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 6.1 | 0 |
| Standard | 4.3 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Ty Simpson 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%.