Should I start C.J. Stroud or Matthew Stafford in Week 10?
Updated Nov 10, 10:11 AM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
Week 10 verdict
Start Matthew Stafford over C.J. Stroud
Stafford projects lower, 15.9 to 17.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 75 for Stafford, 185 for Stroud.
- Market projects
- 15.9
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs QB
- 22.4
- 2nd most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 17.4
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs QB
- 14.8
- 8th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 9
Start Matthew Stafford: 100 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against C.J. Stroud's 96 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 Matthew Stafford for C.J. Stroud?
Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over C.J. Stroud. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
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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.
QB16 · HOU · bye 8
2026 vs pass yds line 6-2
- Market-based projection
- 16.9 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 143
QB30 · LAR · bye 11
2026 vs pass yds line 4-5
- Market-based projection
- 15.6 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 182
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The gap
- Board size306 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 C.J. Stroud, and the board ranks him 143rd overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 30.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Matthew Stafford, and the board ranks him 182nd overall on the rest of his evidence.
The market-based projections
The market has C.J. Stroud at 1.1 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-based projection for Matthew Stafford is 0.4 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.
C.J. Stroud's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 9
Through Week 9, C.J. Stroud has been on the field for 98 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 304 times and thrown 9.7 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 41 of 304 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.
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.
In Week 9 against LAC he completed 21 of 35 passes for 384 yards, threw 5 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 20 yards.
Through Week 9, Matthew Stafford has been on the field for 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 360 times and thrown 7.6 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 50 of 360 dropbacks and scrambled 5 times.
In Week 7 against LV he completed 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards and threw 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.
In Week 8 against LAC he completed 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards and threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
In Week 9 against WAS he completed 26 of 42 passes for 228 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 1 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 Matthew Stafford played 17 games and scored 358.4 PPR points, 21.1 a game, finishing QB3.
He threw for 4707 yards on 597 attempts with 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 1 yards and 0 touchdowns.
That came to 35.1 attempts a game at 7.9 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 99 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Matthew Stafford was available for 3 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Matthew Stafford scored 21.1 PPR points a game and C.J. Stroud 15.5, 5.6 a game between them.
C.J. Stroud finished QB21 that year and Matthew Stafford QB3.
Matthew Stafford had 174 more pass attempts than C.J. Stroud, 597 to 423.
Matthew Stafford had 1666 more passing yards than C.J. Stroud, 4707 to 3041.
Their snap share this season is the same, 98 percent each.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
C.J. Stroud is off in Week 8 and Matthew Stafford in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Matthew Stafford for C.J. Stroud?
Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over C.J. Stroud. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Matthew Stafford?
No. Keep C.J. Stroud: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over C.J. Stroud.
Should I drop Matthew Stafford?
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