Should I start Tyler Shough or C.J. Stroud in Week 8?
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Week 9 answers post Tuesday.
Tyler Shough and C.J. Stroud are too close to call on usage: 99 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 Tyler Shough for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Shough projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games) and C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
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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 · NO · bye 8
2026 vs pass yds line 5-2
- Overall rank
- 114
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 Tyler Shough, and the board ranks him 114th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 24.
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
The market-based projection for Tyler Shough is 1.7 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 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.
Tyler Shough's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 7
Through Week 7, Tyler Shough has been on the field for 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 296 times and thrown 7.3 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 42 of 296 dropbacks and scrambled 9 times.
In Week 5 against MIN he completed 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards and threw 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
In Week 6 against NYG he completed 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 4 times for 33 yards.
In Week 7 against PIT he completed 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, threw 1 touchdown 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 Tyler Shough played 11 games and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.
He threw for 2384 yards on 327 attempts with 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.
That came to 29.7 attempts a game at 7.3 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 51 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.
C.J. Stroud was available for 3 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 C.J. Stroud scored 15.5 PPR points a game and Tyler Shough 14.9, 0.6 a game between them.
Tyler Shough finished QB26 that year and C.J. Stroud QB21.
C.J. Stroud had 96 more pass attempts than Tyler Shough, 423 to 327.
C.J. Stroud had 657 more passing yards than Tyler Shough, 3041 to 2384.
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
Both are off in Week 8, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Tyler Shough for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Shough projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games) and C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Tyler Shough?
Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games) and Tyler Shough 151 (16.8 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
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