Should I start Aaron Rodgers or Matthew Stafford in Week 10?
Updated Nov 10, 10:11 AM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
Week 10 verdict
Start Matthew Stafford over Aaron Rodgers
Stafford projects lower, 15.9 to 16.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 75 for Stafford, 231 for Rodgers.
- Market projects
- 15.9
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs QB
- 22.4
- 2nd most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 16.5
- fantasy pts
- CIN D vs QB
- 18.4
- 14th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 8
Start Matthew Stafford over Aaron Rodgers in Week 10. Stafford projects lower, 15.9 to 16.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 75 for Stafford, 231 for Rodgers.
Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Aaron Rodgers?
Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Stafford projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 7 games) and Aaron Rodgers 115 (14.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Aaron Rodgers.
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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.
QB5 · PIT · bye 9
2026 vs pass yds line 5-3
- Overall rank
- 9
QB30 · LAR · bye 11
2026 vs pass yds line 4-5
- Market-based projection
- 15.6 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 182
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The gap
- Board size306 draftable players
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 Aaron Rodgers, and the board ranks him 9th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Matthew Stafford, and the board ranks him 182nd overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Aaron Rodgers is 16.7 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 5 market sources. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market-based projection for Matthew Stafford is 0.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
Aaron Rodgers's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season so far
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.
Through Week 9, Matthew Stafford has been on the field for 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 360 times and thrown 7.6 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 50 of 360 dropbacks and scrambled 5 times.
In Week 7 against LV he completed 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards and threw 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.
In Week 8 against LAC he completed 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards and threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
In Week 9 against WAS he completed 26 of 42 passes for 228 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 1 yards.
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 Matthew Stafford played 17 games and scored 358.4 PPR points, 21.1 a game, finishing QB3.
He threw for 4707 yards on 597 attempts with 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 1 yards and 0 touchdowns.
That came to 35.1 attempts a game at 7.9 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 99 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Matthew Stafford was available for 1 game more.
Head to head
In 2025 Matthew Stafford scored 21.1 PPR points a game and Aaron Rodgers 14.6, 6.5 a game between them.
Aaron Rodgers finished QB18 that year and Matthew Stafford QB3.
Matthew Stafford had 99 more pass attempts than Aaron Rodgers, 597 to 498.
Matthew Stafford had 1385 more passing yards than Aaron Rodgers, 4707 to 3322.
Their snap share this season is the same, 98 percent each.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
Aaron Rodgers is off in Week 9 and Matthew Stafford in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Aaron Rodgers?
Not on these numbers alone. Matthew Stafford projects 111 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.9 a game over 7 games) and Aaron Rodgers 115 (14.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Aaron Rodgers.
Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Matthew Stafford?
Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games) and Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Aaron Rodgers.
Should I drop Matthew Stafford?
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