Two players, one answer.
Puka Nacua vs Rashee Rice
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · Standard
Stats through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
This week
Start Puka Nacua · 14.6 to 8.6 projected (Week 8, Standard)
Rest of season
Puka Nacua by 56% (Redraft standard)Dynasty
Puka Nacua by 58% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · Standard · 80% held up in 2025
Start Puka Nacua
On Sleeper's projections, Puka Nacua is projected 6 points ahead of Rashee Rice. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 80% of the time.
WR · LAR
Puka Nacua
14.6 projected
vs LAC · Sun 4:05 PM ET
13.7 a game this season · last 3: 20.7, 8, 13.8
WR · KC
Rashee Rice
8.6 projected
@ DEN · Sun 4:25 PM ET
8.3 a game this season · last 3: 7.9, 8.3, 8.8
- Their games have already kicked off, so most platforms have locked them in or out for this week.
What the call rests on
- Puka Nacua: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 5:30 PM ET
- Rashee Rice: Sleeper's projection, last changed Sun, Nov 1, 5:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Sun, Nov 1, 5:35 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Sun, Nov 1, 5:35 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 | Nacua | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 22 | 13.2 |
| Half PPR | 18.3 | 10.9 |
| Standard | 14.6 | 8.6 |
What could change it before kickoff
Nothing pending on either: both are expected to play, and the gap is wide enough that a typical projection update doesn't close it.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with Standard 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%.