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Should I start Jacoby Brissett or C.J. Stroud in Week 8?

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

Jacoby Brissett and C.J. Stroud are too close to call on usage: 100 percent of the snaps and 1 percent of the targets against 100 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games. 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 Jacoby Brissett for C.J. Stroud?

Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games).

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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.

Jacoby Brissett

QB6 · ARI · bye 14

2026 vs pass yds line 4-4

Market-based projection
17.1 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
10

C.J. Stroud

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 Jacoby Brissett, and the board ranks him 10th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 44.

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 Jacoby Brissett, 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 so far

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 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 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 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.

Both were available for 14 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 Jacoby Brissett scored 16.8 PPR points a game and C.J. Stroud 15.5, 1.4 a game between them.

Jacoby Brissett finished QB16 that year and C.J. Stroud QB21.

Jacoby Brissett had 62 more pass attempts than C.J. Stroud, 485 to 423.

Jacoby Brissett had 325 more passing yards than C.J. Stroud, 3366 to 3041.

Their snap share this season is the same, 100 percent each.

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

Byes and availability

Jacoby Brissett is off in Week 14 and C.J. Stroud in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for C.J. Stroud?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games).

  • Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Jacoby Brissett?

    No. Keep C.J. Stroud: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games).

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