Start Jordan Love or Baker Mayfield? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Baker Mayfield over Jordan Love in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Baker Mayfield at 18.0 points and Jordan Love at 20.0, a gap of 1.9. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Baker Mayfield at ADP 125 and Jordan Love at 135.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 18.0 fantasy points for Baker Mayfield, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 20.0 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Jordan Love 1.9 points ahead of Baker Mayfield on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Baker Mayfield and TB host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 25.8 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 245 yards and 4 touchdowns against CLE, with no interceptions.

Jordan Love and GB visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 11.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 140 yards and a touchdown against NYJ, with no interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Baker Mayfield has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Baker Mayfield is not on the injury report.

Jordan Love is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Baker Mayfield played 100 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 36 times and threw an average of 5.1 air yards per attempt.

Baker Mayfield, Week 1 against CIN: 57 of 57 snaps, 23 of 28 passes for 216 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 31 yards.

Through Week 1, Jordan Love played 100 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 46 times and threw an average of 11.2 air yards per attempt.

Jordan Love, Week 1 against MIN: 68 of 68 snaps, 21 of 42 passes for 387 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Baker Mayfield played 17 games for TB and scored 282.9 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing QB12.

He completed 343 of 543 passes for 3693 yards, 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 55 times for 382 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Baker Mayfield, Week 18 of 2025 against CAR: 67 of 67 snaps, 16 of 22 passes for 203 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 31 yards, 14.2 PPR points.

Baker Mayfield, Week 17 of 2025 against MIA: 67 of 67 snaps, 33 of 44 passes for 346 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 16 yards, 19.4 PPR points.

In 2025, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jordan Love, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 26 of 72 snaps, 8 of 13 passes for 77 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards, 3.8 PPR points.

Jordan Love, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 24 of 40 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 29 yards, 15.9 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Bo Nix over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Jaxson Dart over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Baker Mayfield over Justin Herbert.
• Start Jaxson Dart over Jordan Love.
• Start Jordan Love over Kyler Murray.