Patrick Mahomes or C.J. Stroud: who should I start in Week 6?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Patrick Mahomes: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 37th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Drafters have formed no consensus on C.J. Stroud: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 38th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 30.

What the player markets price

The market has Patrick Mahomes at 17.3 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 10 market sources. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The player markets price C.J. Stroud at 16.8 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 13 market sources. That is the 12th highest figure of the 124 players the market prices.

Patrick Mahomes's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 4, Patrick Mahomes has been on the field for 100 percent of KC snaps, dropped back 142 times and thrown 7.0 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 21 of 142 dropbacks and scrambled 8 times.

In Week 2 against IND he completed 32 of 47 passes for 382 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 17 yards.

In Week 3 against MIA he completed 20 of 24 passes for 246 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 1 yards.

In Week 4 against LV he completed 15 of 30 passes for 225 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 1 yards.

Through Week 5, C.J. Stroud has been on the field for 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 202 times and thrown 9.8 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 29 of 202 dropbacks and scrambled 7 times.

In Week 3 against IND he completed 16 of 27 passes for 167 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 10 yards.

In Week 4 against DAL he completed 21 of 29 passes for 347 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 12 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Patrick Mahomes played 14 games and scored 296.7 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing QB11.

He threw for 3587 yards on 502 attempts with 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns.

That came to 35.9 attempts a game at 7.1 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 97 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 Patrick Mahomes scored 21.2 PPR points a game and C.J. Stroud 15.5, 5.7 a game between them.

Patrick Mahomes finished QB11 that year and C.J. Stroud QB21.

Patrick Mahomes had 79 more pass attempts than C.J. Stroud, 502 to 423.

Patrick Mahomes had 546 more passing yards than C.J. Stroud, 3587 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

Patrick Mahomes is off in Week 5 and C.J. Stroud in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

Patrick Mahomes is only part priced, so the market half of this page is whole for only one of them.