Start Brock Purdy or Jacoby Brissett? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brock Purdy over Jacoby Brissett in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 22.4 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.5, a gap of 5.8. Jacoby Brissett's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 22.4 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Brock Purdy at 245.5 passing yards, 2.5 passing touchdowns and 17.5 rushing yards, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (11, 12, 9 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jacoby Brissett at 244.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 11% chance to score a touchdown (5, 6 and 7 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 5.8 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on the market projections.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brock Purdy played 97 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 156 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 2 against MIA: 44 of 52 snaps, 20 of 22 passes for 287 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 3 against ARI: 54 of 54 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 297 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 35 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 4 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 31 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Through Week 5, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 214 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 2 against SEA: 50 of 50 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 95 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 7 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brock Purdy over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Bryce Young.
• Start Brock Purdy over Caleb Williams.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Bo Nix.
• Start Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Caleb Williams.