Should I start Bryce Young or C.J. Stroud in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Week 9 verdict
Start C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young
- Market projects
- 17.2
- recent weeks avg
- LAC D vs QB
- 15.2
- 7th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 16.9
- recent weeks avg
- DEN D vs QB
- 16.1
- 12th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 95%
- Through Week 8
Start C.J. Stroud: 100 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Bryce Young's 94 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets. 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 C.J. Stroud for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games) and Bryce Young 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young.
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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.
QB24 · CAR · bye 5
2026 vs pass yds line 5-2
- Market-based projection
- 17.0 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 150
QB25 · HOU · bye 8
2026 vs pass yds line 5-2
- Overall rank
- 151
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The gap
- Board size297 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 Bryce Young, and the board ranks him 150th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 40.
Live drafts hold no current pick on C.J. Stroud, and the board ranks him 151st overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 30.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 0.9 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.
The market has C.J. Stroud at 0.9 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.
Bryce Young's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season so far
Through Week 8, Bryce Young has been on the field for 95 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 296 times and thrown 8.1 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 50 of 296 dropbacks and scrambled 6 times.
In Week 6 against PHI he completed 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 8 yards.
In Week 7 against TB he completed 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 1 time for 9 yards.
In Week 8 against GB he completed 23 of 40 passes for 209 yards and threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Through Week 7, C.J. Stroud has been on the field for 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 266 times and thrown 9.3 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 35 of 266 dropbacks and scrambled 8 times.
In Week 5 against TEN he completed 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 4 times for 7 yards.
In Week 6 against JAX he completed 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 5 yards.
In Week 7 against NYG he completed 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 4 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Bryce Young played 16 games and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.
He threw for 3011 yards on 478 attempts with 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.
That came to 29.9 attempts a game at 6.3 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 96 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 C.J. Stroud played 14 games and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.
He threw for 3041 yards on 423 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.
That came to 30.2 attempts a game at 7.2 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 93 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Bryce Young was available for 2 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 C.J. Stroud scored 15.5 PPR points a game and Bryce Young 14.3, 1.2 a game between them.
Bryce Young finished QB19 that year and C.J. Stroud QB21.
Bryce Young had 55 more pass attempts than C.J. Stroud, 478 to 423.
C.J. Stroud had 30 more passing yards than Bryce Young, 3041 to 3011.
This season C.J. Stroud holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 95 percent.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
Bryce Young is off in Week 5 and C.J. Stroud in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games) and Bryce Young 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young.
Should I drop Bryce Young for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games) and C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young.
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