Start Aaron Rodgers or Bryce Young? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Bryce Young over Aaron Rodgers in Week 1.

Aaron Rodgers is priced by the books at 4.8 projected points and Bryce Young is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Aaron Rodgers at 231.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Bryce Young in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 4.9 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 35 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Bryce Young and CAR host CHI.

CHI allowed 34.8 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 361 yards and 3 touchdowns against CHI, with an interception.

Aaron Rodgers and PIT host ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 12.5 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 221 yards and a touchdown against ATL, with no interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Bryce Young has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Aaron Rodgers was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Bryce Young, Week 18 of 2025 against TB: 51 of 51 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 266 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for -1 yards, 17.5 PPR points.

Bryce Young, Week 17 of 2025 against SEA: 53 of 53 snaps, 14 of 24 passes for 54 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 27 yards, 9.9 PPR points.

Bryce Young, Week 16 of 2025 against TB: 54 of 54 snaps, 21 of 32 passes for 191 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 20 yards, 17.6 PPR points.

In 2025, Aaron Rodgers played 16 games for PIT and scored 234.1 PPR points, 14.6 a game, finishing QB18.

He completed 327 of 498 passes for 3322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 61 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 18 of 2025 against BAL: 31 of 47 passes for 294 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 20 yards, 17.8 PPR points.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 17 of 2025 against CLE: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 39 passes for 168 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards, 7.3 PPR points.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 16 of 2025 against DET: 74 of 74 snaps, 27 of 41 passes for 266 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 9 yards, 15.5 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Bryce Young scored 32.4 PPR points and Aaron Rodgers scored 12.5.

The call was right: Bryce Young outscored Aaron Rodgers by 19.9.

Bryce Young, Week 1 against CHI: 61 of 68 snaps, 23 of 37 passes for 361 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 10 yards, 32.4 PPR points.

Bryce Young finished as the week's QB3 in PPR scoring.

Aaron Rodgers finished 7.7 points above the 4.9 the props implied.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 1 against ATL: 67 of 67 snaps, 24 of 40 passes for 221 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for -3 yards, 12.5 PPR points.

Aaron Rodgers finished as the week's QB25 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Cam Ward over Bryce Young.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Bryce Young.
• Start Daniel Jones over Bryce Young.
• Start Cam Ward over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers.