Start Aaron Rodgers or Jacoby Brissett? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers in Week 1.

Aaron Rodgers is priced by the books at 4.8 projected points and Jacoby Brissett is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Jacoby Brissett at ADP 229 and Aaron Rodgers at 231.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jacoby Brissett 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

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit LAC.

LAC allowed 16.5 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 277 yards and a touchdown against LAC, with no interceptions.

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, Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

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

Jacoby Brissett, Week 18 of 2025 against LAR: 22 of 31 passes for 243 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards, 16.6 PPR points.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 17 of 2025 against CIN: 57 of 57 snaps, 21 of 37 passes for 212 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 16.5 PPR points.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 16 of 2025 against ATL: 57 of 57 snaps, 16 of 31 passes for 203 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards, 11.6 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

Jacoby Brissett scored 16.5 PPR points and Aaron Rodgers scored 12.5.

The call was right: Jacoby Brissett outscored Aaron Rodgers by 3.9.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 1 against LAC: 75 of 75 snaps, 27 of 37 passes for 277 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 14 yards, 16.5 PPR points.

Jacoby Brissett finished as the week's QB15 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 Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett.
• Start Cam Ward over Jacoby Brissett.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Jacoby Brissett.
• Start Bryce Young over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Cam Ward over Aaron Rodgers.