Should I start Jacoby Brissett or Baker Mayfield in Week 8?
Updated Nov 2, 11:01 PM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.
Week 8 verdict
Start Baker Mayfield over Jacoby Brissett
Wrong: 1.4 to 4.5Mayfield projects lower, 16.0 to 17.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 133 for Mayfield, 229 for Brissett.
- Market projected
- 16.0
- pre-game
- ATL D vs QB
- 18.0
- 13th most to QBs (2026)
- Scored
- 1.4
- PPR pts
- Market projected
- 17.1
- pre-game
- DAL D vs QB
- 20.0
- 8th most to QBs (2026)
- Scored
- 4.5
- PPR pts
Week 8 result: the call to start Baker Mayfield over Jacoby Brissett was wrong. Mayfield scored 1.4 PPR points to 4.5 for Brissett. Projected 16.0 to 17.1 before kickoff.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Baker Mayfield?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games) and Baker Mayfield 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
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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.
QB10 · ARI · bye 14
2026 vs pass yds line 4-4
- Market-based projection
- 17.1 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 82
QB15 · TB · bye 10
2026 vs pass yds line 1-4
- Market-based projection
- 16.0 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 107
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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 Jacoby Brissett, and the board ranks him 82nd overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 44.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Baker Mayfield, and the board ranks him 107th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 20.
The market-based projections
No season market is posted for Jacoby Brissett, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
No season market is posted for Baker Mayfield, 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, Jacoby Brissett has been on the field for 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 331 times and thrown 7.2 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 61 of 331 dropbacks and scrambled 9 times.
In Week 6 against LAR he completed 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 2 yards.
In Week 7 against DEN he completed 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 7 times for 16 yards.
In Week 8 against DAL he completed 10 of 23 passes for 119 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 3 times for 7 yards.
Through Week 8, Baker Mayfield has been on the field for 96 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 134 times and thrown 8.4 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 23 of 134 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.
In Week 3 against MIN he completed 17 of 34 passes for 217 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 6 yards.
In Week 7 against CAR he completed 7 of 11 passes for 64 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 1 yards.
In Week 8 against ATL he completed 0 of 3 passes for 0 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 15 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Jacoby Brissett played 14 games and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.
He threw for 3366 yards on 485 attempts with 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.
That came to 34.6 attempts a game at 6.9 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 70 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 Baker Mayfield played 17 games and scored 282.9 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing QB12.
He threw for 3693 yards on 543 attempts with 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran for 382 yards and 1 touchdown.
That came to 31.9 attempts a game at 6.8 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 97 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Baker Mayfield was available for 3 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Jacoby Brissett scored 16.8 PPR points a game and Baker Mayfield 16.6, 0.2 a game between them.
Jacoby Brissett finished QB16 that year and Baker Mayfield QB12.
Baker Mayfield had 58 more pass attempts than Jacoby Brissett, 543 to 485.
Baker Mayfield had 327 more passing yards than Jacoby Brissett, 3693 to 3366.
This season Jacoby Brissett holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 96 percent.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
Jacoby Brissett is off in Week 14 and Baker Mayfield in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Baker Mayfield?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games) and Baker Mayfield 129 (16.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
Should I drop Baker Mayfield for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Baker Mayfield projects 129 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 8 games) and Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
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