Should I start C.J. Stroud or Daniel Jones in Week 9?

The market-based projections

C.J. Stroud's market-based projection is 16.9 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 9 market sources. That is the 18th highest figure of the 219 players with a market-based projection.

Daniel Jones's market-based projection is 14.9 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 9 market sources. That is the 38th highest figure of the 219 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on C.J. Stroud, and the board ranks him 95th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 30.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Daniel Jones, and the board ranks him 119th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 34.

This season so far

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.

Through Week 8, Daniel Jones has been on the field for 98 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 299 times and thrown 7.5 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 56 of 299 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.

In Week 6 against TEN he completed 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 3 times for 30 yards.

In Week 7 against MIN he completed 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 13 yards.

In Week 8 against JAX he completed 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 3 times for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Daniel Jones played 13 games and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He threw for 3101 yards on 384 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

That came to 29-30 attempts a game at 8.1 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

C.J. Stroud was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Daniel Jones scored 18.0 PPR points a game and C.J. Stroud 15.5, 2.6 a game between them.

C.J. Stroud finished QB21 that year and Daniel Jones QB17.

C.J. Stroud had 39 more pass attempts than Daniel Jones, 423 to 384.

Daniel Jones had 60 more passing yards than C.J. Stroud, 3101 to 3041.

This season C.J. Stroud holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 98 percent.

Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.

Byes and availability

C.J. Stroud is off in Week 8 and Daniel Jones in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

2.0 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.