Two players, one answer.

Malik Heath vs Noah Gray

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 66% held up in 2025

Lean Noah Gray

On Sleeper's projections, Noah Gray is projected 3.6 points ahead of Malik Heath. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 66% of the time. A lean, not a lock.

TE · KC

Noah Gray

3.6 projected

@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET

4.6 a game this season · last 3: 3.7, 8.3, 7.4

WR · ATL

Malik Heath

0.0 projected

@ TB · Sun 1:00 PM ET

No games this season

What the call rests on

  • Noah Gray: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 3:30 PM ET
  • Malik Heath: 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, scoredGrayHeath
PPR3.60
Half PPR2.80
Standard1.90

What could change it before kickoff

  • Malik Heath plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Noah Gray'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%.