Jaylen WaddleorMakai Lemon?
Week 8 start/sit decision, wide receiver versus wide receiver.
Our call
Lean Jaylen Waddle
Jaylen Waddle outscores Makai Lemon in 53% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Makai Lemon comes out ahead in the other 47%. Lean Jaylen Waddle, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Jaylen Waddle projects 0.2 half-PPR points ahead in Week 8. Makai Lemon has the better matchup against the Washington Commanders (13% more than average to WRs); Jaylen Waddle faces the Kansas City Chiefs (20% fewer than average to WRs). Jaylen Waddle still wins more often despite that.
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 2.3
- Median
- 6.3
- Ceiling
- 13.6
- Big game (20+):
- 2%
- Dud (under 6):
- 47%
- Floor
- 1.5
- Median
- 5.7
- Ceiling
- 14.9
- Big game (20+):
- 4%
- Dud (under 6):
- 53%
Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.
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| Stat | Jaylen WaddleWR, DEN, Sun, Nov 1, 4:25 p.m. ET | Makai LemonWR, PHI, Sun, Nov 1, 8:20 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| PPR projection | 9.0 | 9.3 |
| Standard projection | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| Rank this week | WR40 | WR44 |
| Matchup | vs KC | at WAS |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 7.3 | 5.3 |
| Last season per game | 10.1 | — |
| Snap share, last game | 56% | 91% |
| Trade value | — | — |