Start Brock Purdy or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:51 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brock Purdy over Jacoby Brissett

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · at ATL

Market projects: 18.3; fantasy pts
ATL D vs QB: 18.7; 12th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 88 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 98%; 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 Jacoby Brissett for Brock Purdy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Brock Purdy over Jacoby Brissett in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 18.3 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.4, a gap of 1.9. 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. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.3 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brock Purdy is 241 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 19 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (6, 7, 6 and 7 market sources).

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).

That puts Brock Purdy 1.9 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Brock Purdy and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 18.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 269 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against ATL, with 0.2 interceptions a game.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Brock Purdy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Brock Purdy played 98 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 190 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

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.

Brock Purdy, Week 6 against WAS: 62 of 62 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 264 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.

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.

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 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 Jacoby Brissett for Brock Purdy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 175 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jacoby Brissett.