Aaron Rodgers or Darren Waller: who should I start in Week 3?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Aaron Rodgers at 13.9 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 17 books. That is the 49th highest figure of the 174 players the books price.

The player markets price Darren Waller at 6.1 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 16 books. That is the 152nd highest figure of the 174 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Aaron Rodgers: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 142nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 119.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Darren Waller: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 144th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, Aaron Rodgers has been on the field for 98 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 86 times and thrown 7.8 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 12 of 86 dropbacks and scrambled 1 time.

In Week 1 against ATL he completed 24 of 40 passes for 221 yards and threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

In Week 2 against NE he completed 23 of 39 passes for 187 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 5 yards.

Through Week 2, Darren Waller has been on the field for 40 percent of CAR snaps, drawn 8 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 15 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 7 two minute targets.

His 5 targets have averaged 6.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against CHI he caught 2 of 2 targets for 28 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against ATL he caught 3 of 3 targets for 33 yards and scored 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Darren Waller played 9 games and scored 88.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing TE33.

He caught 24 of 34 targets for 283 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets.

That came to 3.8 targets a game, a 71 percent catch rate and 11.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 45 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Rodgers was available for 7 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 Aaron Rodgers scored 14.6 PPR points a game and Darren Waller 9.9, 4.8 a game between them.

Aaron Rodgers finished QB18 and Darren Waller TE33, which are two different ladders.

Aaron Rodgers is a quarterback and Darren Waller a tight end, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Aaron Rodgers is off in Week 9 and Darren Waller in Week 5, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

7.8 points a game is the entire case. The books restate it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the books when it does.