Should I start Jacoby Brissett or Sam Darnold in Week 10?
Updated Nov 11, 8:56 PM ET. Week 11 answers post Tuesday.
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- : Seahawks' Quenton Nelson, Sam Darnold among starters ruled out (ESPN)
- : Jacoby Brissett: ARI to BAL (Sleeper injury feed)
Week 10 verdict
Start Jacoby Brissett over Sam Darnold
Sam Darnold is listed out, so Jacoby Brissett starts despite the lower projection.
- Market projects
- 14.9
- fantasy pts
- LAR D vs QB
- 16.8
- 12th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 94%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 15.4
- recent weeks avg
- LV D vs QB
- 20.6
- 5th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 90%
- Through Week 8
Start Jacoby Brissett over Sam Darnold in Week 10. Sam Darnold is listed out, so Jacoby Brissett starts despite the lower projection. Darnold is listed out.
Should I drop Sam Darnold for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Sam Darnold projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 7 games) and Jacoby Brissett 107 (15.3 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.
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Both players' season market-based projection, their usage this season and their last full season's numbers.
QB21 · BAL · bye 13
2026 vs pass yds line 4-4
- Market-based projection
- 14.9 pts a game
QB25 · SEA · bye 11
2026 vs pass yds line 3-4
- Market-based projection
- 14.7 pts a game Wk 9 price
- Overall rank
- 121
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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 Jacoby Brissett, and the board ranks him 114th overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 44.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Sam Darnold, and the board ranks him 121st overall on the rest of his evidence.
In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 26.
The market-based projections
Jacoby Brissett's market-based projection is 14.9 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 12 market sources. That is the 39th highest figure of the 217 players with a market-based projection.
No season market is posted for Sam Darnold, so the only market valuing him on this page is the draft room.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, Jacoby Brissett has been on the field for 94 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 331 times and thrown 7.2 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 61 of 331 dropbacks and scrambled 9 times.
In Week 6 against LAR he completed 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 2 yards.
In Week 7 against DEN he completed 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 7 times for 16 yards.
In Week 8 against DAL he completed 10 of 23 passes for 119 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 3 times for 7 yards.
Through Week 8, Sam Darnold has been on the field for 90 percent of SEA snaps, dropped back 235 times and thrown 6.9 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 45 of 235 dropbacks and scrambled 9 times.
In Week 6 against DEN he completed 27 of 49 passes for 278 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions and ran 2 times for 19 yards.
In Week 7 against KC he completed 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 17 yards.
In Week 8 against CHI he completed 17 of 34 passes for 188 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 20 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 Sam Darnold played 17 games and scored 249.4 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing QB13.
He threw for 4048 yards on 477 attempts with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, and ran for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns.
That came to 28.1 attempts a game at 9 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 96 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Sam Darnold was available for 3 games more.
Head to head
In 2025 Jacoby Brissett scored 16.8 PPR points a game and Sam Darnold 14.7, 2.1 a game between them.
Jacoby Brissett finished QB16 that year and Sam Darnold QB13.
Jacoby Brissett had 8 more pass attempts than Sam Darnold, 485 to 477.
Sam Darnold had 682 more passing yards than Jacoby Brissett, 4048 to 3366.
This season Jacoby Brissett holds the bigger snap share, 94 percent against 90 percent.
Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.
Byes and availability
Jacoby Brissett is off in Week 13 and Sam Darnold in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.
Sam Darnold is listed as out on the injury report.
What would change the answer
Sam Darnold has no posted market, so one half of the evidence on this page exists for only one of them.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Sam Darnold for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Sam Darnold projects 106 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 7 games) and Jacoby Brissett 107 (15.3 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Sam Darnold?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 7 games) and Sam Darnold 106 (15.1 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.
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