Two players, one answer.

Noah Gray vs Will Mallory

Any league · this week start/sit · PPR

Stats through week 7 of 2026

Week 8 · PPR · 65% held up in 2025

Lean Noah Gray

On Sleeper's projections, Noah Gray is projected 3.2 points ahead of Will Mallory. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 65% 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

TE · IND

Will Mallory

0.4 projected

@ JAX · Sun 1:00 PM ET

2 a game this season · last 2: 4, 0

What the call rests on

  • Noah Gray: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:50 AM ET
  • Will Mallory: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 6:50 AM ET
  • Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 7:07 AM ET.
  • Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 7:07 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, scoredGrayMallory
PPR3.60.4
Half PPR2.70.3
Standard1.90.2

What could change it before kickoff

  • Will Mallory 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%.