Should I start Caleb Williams or C.J. Stroud in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Week 9 verdict
Start Caleb Williams over C.J. Stroud
- Market projects
- 18.0
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs QB
- 14.7
- 6th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 97%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 17.2
- recent weeks avg
- LAC D vs QB
- 15.2
- 7th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 7
Start Caleb Williams over C.J. Stroud in Week 9: 18.0 to 17.2 PPR points a game over recent weeks. Stroud faces LAC, which allows the 7th fewest fantasy points to QBs.
Should I drop Caleb Williams for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Caleb Williams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 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 Caleb Williams over C.J. Stroud.
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QB4 · CHI · bye 10
2026 vs pass yds line 4-1
- Market-based projection
- 17.6 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 8
QB25 · HOU · bye 8
2026 vs pass yds line 5-2
- Overall rank
- 151
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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 Caleb Williams, and the board ranks him 8th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 9.
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
No season market is posted for Caleb Williams, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
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.
This season through Week 7
Through Week 7, Caleb Williams has been on the field for 97 percent of CHI snaps, dropped back 150 times and thrown 7.0 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 24 of 150 dropbacks and scrambled 14 times.
In Week 2 against MIN he completed 15 of 26 passes for 138 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 5 times for 42 yards.
In Week 6 against ATL he completed 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 4 yards.
In Week 7 against NE he completed 22 of 33 passes for 308 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 4 times for 19 yards.
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 Caleb Williams played 17 games and scored 325.2 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB5.
He threw for 3942 yards on 568 attempts with 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 383 yards and 3 touchdowns.
That came to 33.4 attempts a game at 6.9 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 99 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.
Caleb Williams was available for 3 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Caleb Williams scored 19.1 PPR points a game and C.J. Stroud 15.5, 3.7 a game between them.
Caleb Williams finished QB5 that year and C.J. Stroud QB21.
Caleb Williams had 145 more pass attempts than C.J. Stroud, 568 to 423.
Caleb Williams had 901 more passing yards than C.J. Stroud, 3942 to 3041.
This season C.J. Stroud holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 97 percent.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
Caleb Williams is off in Week 10 and C.J. Stroud in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Caleb Williams for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Caleb Williams projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 8 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 Caleb Williams over C.J. Stroud.
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Caleb Williams?
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 Caleb Williams 148 (18.5 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Caleb Williams over C.J. Stroud.
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