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Should I start C.J. Stroud or Tanner McKee in Week 9?

Updated Nov 3, 5:21 AM ET.

C.J. Stroud and Tanner McKee are too close to call on usage: 100 percent of the snaps and 0 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 Tanner McKee 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), Tanner McKee 106 (13.2 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.

C.J. Stroud

QB25 · HOU · bye 8

2026 vs pass yds line 5-2

Overall rank
151

Tanner McKee

QB27 · PHI · bye 10

Market-based projection
11.6 pts a game Wk 8 price
Overall rank
169

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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 C.J. Stroud, and the board ranks him 151st overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 30.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tanner McKee, and the board ranks him 169th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

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.

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 0.6 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 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, Tanner McKee has been on the field for 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 129 times and thrown 6.6 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 22 of 129 dropbacks and scrambled 5 times.

In Week 6 against CAR he completed 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 0 yards.

In Week 7 against DAL he completed 23 of 35 passes for 211 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 1 yards.

In Week 8 against WAS he completed 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 25 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 Tanner McKee played 4 games and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He threw for 274 yards on 43 attempts with 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 10.8 attempts a game at 6.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

C.J. Stroud was available for 10 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 C.J. Stroud scored 15.5 PPR points a game and Tanner McKee 3.7, 11.8 a game between them.

C.J. Stroud finished QB21 that year and Tanner McKee QB55.

C.J. Stroud had 380 more pass attempts than Tanner McKee, 423 to 43.

C.J. Stroud had 2767 more passing yards than Tanner McKee, 3041 to 274.

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

C.J. Stroud is off in Week 8 and Tanner McKee in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Tanner McKee 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), Tanner McKee 106 (13.2 a game over 8 games).

  • Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Tanner McKee?

    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), Tanner McKee 106 (13.2 a game over 8 games).

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