C.J. Stroud or Tyler Huntley: who should I start in Week 5?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on C.J. Stroud: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 118th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 30.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Tyler Huntley: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 126th overall on the rest of his evidence.

What the player markets price

The player markets price C.J. Stroud at 14.7 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 15 market sources. That is the 45th highest figure of the 219 players the market prices.

The market has Tyler Huntley at 14.3 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 13 market sources. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

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

This season through Week 4

Through Week 4, C.J. Stroud has been on the field for 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 166 times and thrown 10.3 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 27 of 166 dropbacks and scrambled 7 times.

In Week 2 against CIN he completed 30 of 53 passes for 353 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 29 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Tyler Huntley has been on the field for 48 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 10 times and thrown 0.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 0 of 10 dropbacks and scrambled 1 time.

In Week 4 against TEN he completed 8 of 9 passes for 63 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 18 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 Tyler Huntley played 5 games and scored 40.1 PPR points, 8.0 a game, finishing QB47.

He threw for 426 yards on 67 attempts with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran for 151 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 13.4 attempts a game at 6.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 26 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

C.J. Stroud was available for 9 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 C.J. Stroud scored 15.5 PPR points a game and Tyler Huntley 8.0, 7.4 a game between them.

C.J. Stroud finished QB21 that year and Tyler Huntley QB47.

C.J. Stroud had 356 more pass attempts than Tyler Huntley, 423 to 67.

C.J. Stroud had 2615 more passing yards than Tyler Huntley, 3041 to 426.

This season C.J. Stroud holds the bigger snap share, 100 percent against 48 percent.

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

Byes and availability

C.J. Stroud is off in Week 8. No bye is listed for Tyler Huntley.

What would change the answer

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