Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Aaron Rodgers?

Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Jacoby Brissett.

Start Aaron Rodgers or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Aaron Rodgers over Jacoby Brissett

Rodgers projects lower, 15.3 to 16.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 231 for Rodgers, 229 for Brissett.

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 15.3; fantasy pts
NO D vs QB: 18.5; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 76 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 6

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 16.4; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs QB: 16.1; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 29 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Aaron Rodgers over Jacoby Brissett in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Aaron Rodgers at 15.3 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.4, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Aaron Rodgers still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 231 against 229, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (15.6, 17.8 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.6, 17.8 and 15.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 16.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jacoby Brissett is 0.1 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.3 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Rodgers is 234 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 6 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.0 points ahead of Aaron Rodgers on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Jacoby Brissett and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against DEN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

Aaron Rodgers and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 256 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Aaron Rodgers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 249 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 3 against SF: 87 of 87 snaps, 38 of 51 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 4 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Through Week 6, Aaron Rodgers played 99 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 252 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 3 against CIN: 62 of 62 snaps, 19 of 33 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 12 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 4 against CLE: 72 of 72 snaps, 22 of 40 passes for 299 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 5 against IND: 58 of 60 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 6 against TB: 79 of 79 snaps, 33 of 47 passes for 253 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Aaron Rodgers projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.5 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Aaron Rodgers?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games) and Aaron Rodgers 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Jacoby Brissett.