Should I start Lamar Jackson or Jalon Daniels in Week 7?

Updated Oct 20, 10:46 PM ET. Week 8 answers post Tuesday.

Start Jalon Daniels: 100 percent of the snaps and 1 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Lamar Jackson's 83 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets. 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 Lamar Jackson for Jalon Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalon Daniels projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 10 games), Lamar Jackson 22 (2.2 a game over 10 games). Lamar Jackson is listed out.

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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.

Lamar Jackson

QB23 · BAL · bye 13

2026 vs pass yds line 3-1

Overall rank: 194

Jalon Daniels

QB25 · TB · bye 10

Market-based projection: 14.5 pts a game Wk 6 price
Overall rank: 196

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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 Lamar Jackson, and the board ranks him 194th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 3.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Jalon Daniels, and the board ranks him 196th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Lamar Jackson is 2.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 3 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 Jalon Daniels is 1.4 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.

Lamar Jackson's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 4, Lamar Jackson has been on the field for 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 111 times and thrown 10.4 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 13 of 111 dropbacks and scrambled 10 times.

In Week 2 against NO he completed 21 of 30 passes for 235 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 4 times for 34 yards.

In Week 3 against DAL he completed 15 of 20 passes for 186 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 6 times for 50 yards.

In Week 4 against TEN he completed 15 of 20 passes for 222 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 20 yards.

Through Week 6, Jalon Daniels has been on the field for 76 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 123 times and thrown 6.1 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 17 of 123 dropbacks and scrambled 16 times.

In Week 4 against GB he completed 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 8 times for 55 yards.

In Week 5 against DAL he completed 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 5 times for 25 yards.

In Week 6 against PIT he completed 22 of 43 passes for 164 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions and ran 4 times for 39 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Lamar Jackson played 13 games and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He threw for 2549 yards on 302 attempts with 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 23.2 attempts a game at 8.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Jalon Daniels is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Head to head

This season Lamar Jackson holds the bigger snap share, 88 percent against 76 percent.

This season Jalon Daniels holds the bigger target share, 1 percent against 0 percent.

Byes and availability

Lamar Jackson is off in Week 13 and Jalon Daniels in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

Lamar Jackson is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Lamar Jackson for Jalon Daniels?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalon Daniels projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 10 games), Lamar Jackson 22 (2.2 a game over 10 games). Lamar Jackson is listed out.
Should I drop Jalon Daniels for Lamar Jackson?
No. Keep Jalon Daniels: he projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 10 games), Lamar Jackson 22 (2.2 a game over 10 games). Lamar Jackson is listed out.