Should I start Cam Ward or Aaron Rodgers in Week 9?
Updated Nov 4, 4:06 PM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Cam Ward and Aaron Rodgers are too close to call on usage: 100 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets against 99 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.
Should I drop Cam Ward for Aaron Rodgers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Rodgers projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games).
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
QB · TEN · on bye this week
2026 vs pass yds line 4-4
- Market-based projection
- 12.0 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 251
QB · PIT · on bye this week
2026 vs pass yds line 5-3
- Market-based projection
- 14.1 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 263
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The gap
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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on Cam Ward, and the board ranks him 251st overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 43.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Aaron Rodgers, and the board ranks him 263rd overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
No season market is posted for Cam Ward, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
No season market is posted for Aaron Rodgers, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
Neither carries a posted market, so this page rests on the draft room and on what the two have already done.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, Cam Ward has been on the field for 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 278 times and thrown 7.0 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 36 of 278 dropbacks and scrambled 17 times.
In Week 6 against IND he completed 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 8 yards.
In Week 7 against CLE he completed 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 5 yards.
In Week 8 against CIN he completed 26 of 40 passes for 304 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 7 times for 41 yards.
Through Week 8, Aaron Rodgers has been on the field for 98 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 311 times and thrown 7.5 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 48 of 311 dropbacks and scrambled 4 times.
In Week 6 against TB he completed 33 of 47 passes for 253 yards and threw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.
In Week 7 against NO he completed 19 of 30 passes for 212 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 8 yards.
In Week 8 against CLE he completed 13 of 24 passes for 172 yards and threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Cam Ward played 17 games and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.
He threw for 3169 yards on 540 attempts with 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.
That came to 31.8 attempts a game at 5.9 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 100 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 Aaron Rodgers played 16 games and scored 234.1 PPR points, 14.6 a game, finishing QB18.
He threw for 3322 yards on 498 attempts with 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 61 yards and 1 touchdown.
That came to 31.1 attempts a game at 6.7 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 95 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Cam Ward was available for 1 game more.
Head to head
In 2025 Aaron Rodgers scored 14.6 PPR points a game and Cam Ward 11.4, 3.2 a game between them.
Cam Ward finished QB22 that year and Aaron Rodgers QB18.
Cam Ward had 42 more pass attempts than Aaron Rodgers, 540 to 498.
Aaron Rodgers had 153 more passing yards than Cam Ward, 3322 to 3169.
This season Cam Ward holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 98 percent.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
Both are off in Week 9, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Cam Ward for Aaron Rodgers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Rodgers projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games).
Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Aaron Rodgers: he projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games).
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