Should I start Malik Willis or Daniel Jones in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Week 9 verdict
Start Daniel Jones over Malik Willis
Jones projects lower, 12.9 to 14.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 179 for Jones, 197 for Willis.
- Market projects
- 12.9
- recent weeks avg
- DAL D vs QB
- 20.5
- 6th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 14.1
- recent weeks avg
- DET D vs QB
- 25.5
- most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
Start Daniel Jones over Malik Willis in Week 9. Jones projects lower, 12.9 to 14.1, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 179 for Jones, 197 for Willis.
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Malik Willis?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Daniel Jones over Malik Willis. So make the move after his Week 9 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.
QB14 · MIA · bye 6
2026 vs pass yds line 5-2
- Market-based projection
- 14.1 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 105
QB20 · IND · bye 13
2026 vs pass yds line 3-5
- Market-based projection
- 11.2 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 144
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The gap
- Board size297 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 Malik Willis, and the board ranks him 105th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 38.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Daniel Jones, and the board ranks him 144th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 34.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 1.8 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 market sources. 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 Daniel Jones is 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.
Malik Willis's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, Malik Willis has been on the field for 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 225 times and thrown 9.4 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 32 of 225 dropbacks and scrambled 22 times.
In Week 5 against CIN he completed 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 8 times for 74 yards.
In Week 7 against NYJ he completed 14 of 21 passes for 208 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 6 times for 39 yards.
In Week 8 against NE he completed 21 of 32 passes for 211 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 2 yards.
Through Week 8, Daniel Jones has been on the field for 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 299 times and thrown 7.5 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 56 of 299 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.
In Week 6 against TEN he completed 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 3 times for 30 yards.
In Week 7 against MIN he completed 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 13 yards.
In Week 8 against JAX he completed 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 3 times for 8 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025 Malik Willis played 4 games and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.
He threw for 422 yards on 35 attempts with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.
That came to 8.8 attempts a game at 12.1 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 10 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
In 2025 Daniel Jones played 13 games and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.
He threw for 3101 yards on 384 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.
That came to 29-30 attempts a game at 8.1 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Daniel Jones was available for 9 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Daniel Jones scored 18.0 PPR points a game and Malik Willis 12.8, 5.2 a game between them.
Malik Willis finished QB45 that year and Daniel Jones QB17.
Daniel Jones had 349 more pass attempts than Malik Willis, 384 to 35.
Daniel Jones had 2679 more passing yards than Malik Willis, 3101 to 422.
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
Malik Willis is off in Week 6 and Daniel Jones in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Daniel Jones for Malik Willis?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Malik Willis projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Daniel Jones over Malik Willis. So make the move after his Week 9 game.
Should I drop Malik Willis for Daniel Jones?
No. Keep Malik Willis: he projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.6 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Daniel Jones over Malik Willis.
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