Jacoby Brissett or Geno Smith: who to draft first

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price Jacoby Brissett at 14.6 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 18 books. That is the 44th highest figure of the 182 players the books price.

The player markets price Geno Smith at 14.5 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 18 books. That is the 45th highest figure of the 182 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on Jacoby Brissett: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 129th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 116.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Geno Smith: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 131st overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 122.

This season through Week 1

Through Week 1, Jacoby Brissett has been on the field for 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 39 times and thrown 7.6 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 5 of 39 dropbacks and scrambled 1 time.

In Week 1 against LAC he completed 27 of 37 passes for 277 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 17 yards.

Through Week 1, Geno Smith has been on the field for 100 percent of NYJ snaps, dropped back 26 times and thrown 7.0 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 1 of 26 dropbacks and scrambled 2 times.

In Week 1 against TEN he completed 19 of 24 passes for 215 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 10 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jacoby Brissett played 14 games and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He threw for 3366 yards on 485 attempts with 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

That came to 34.6 attempts a game at 6.9 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Geno Smith played 15 games and scored 190.9 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing QB23.

He threw for 3025 yards on 448 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and ran for 109 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 29.9 attempts a game at 6.8 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Geno Smith was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Jacoby Brissett scored 16.8 PPR points a game and Geno Smith 12.7, 4.1 a game between them.

Jacoby Brissett finished QB16 that year and Geno Smith QB23.

Jacoby Brissett had 37 more pass attempts than Geno Smith, 485 to 448.

Jacoby Brissett had 341 more passing yards than Geno Smith, 3366 to 3025.

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

Jacoby Brissett is off in Week 14 and Geno Smith in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.1 points a game is the entire case. The books restate it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the books when it does.