Two players, one answer.
Malik Willis vs Michael Mayer
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Malik Willis · 14 to 7.5 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Michael Mayer by 25% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Malik Willis by 46% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 76% held up in 2025
Start Malik Willis
On Sleeper's projections, Malik Willis is projected 6.5 points ahead of Michael Mayer. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 76% of the time.
QB · MIA
Malik Willis
14.0 projected
vs NE · Sun 4:25 PM ET
15.1 a game this season · last 3: 2.5, 20.9, 26
TE · LV
Michael Mayer
7.5 projected
@ NYJ · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.5 a game this season · last 3: 1.2, 16.5, 6.2
What the call rests on
- Malik Willis: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- Michael Mayer: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 12:20 AM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 12:22 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 | Mayer |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 14 | 7.5 |
| Half PPR | 14 | 5.8 |
| Standard | 14 | 4.1 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Michael Mayer plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Malik Willis'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%.