Two players, one answer.
Mason Taylor vs Ty Simpson
Any league · this week start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
No call this week: one of them has no game or a projection under 4 points
Rest of season
Mason Taylor by 48% (Redraft PPR)Dynasty
About even (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 81% held up in 2025
Start Mason Taylor
On Sleeper's projections, Mason Taylor is projected 8 points ahead of Ty Simpson. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 81% of the time.
TE · NYJ
Mason Taylor
8.0 projected
vs LV · Sun 1:00 PM ET
9.9 a game this season · last 3: 5.4, 7.3, 25.2
QB · LAR
Ty Simpson
0.0 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
No games this season
What the call rests on
- Mason Taylor: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sat, Oct 31, 9:20 AM ET
- Ty Simpson: Sleeper's projection
- Sleeper's projections read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 AM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sat, Oct 31, 9:27 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 | Taylor | Simpson |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 8 | 0 |
| Half PPR | 6.2 | 0 |
| Standard | 4.4 | 0 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Mason Taylor plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Ty Simpson'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%.