Start Brock Purdy or Jared Goff? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Brock Purdy over Jared Goff

- Market projects
- 20.6
- recent weeks avg
- LV D vs QB
- 20.8
- 5th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 7

- Market projects
- 18.6
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs QB
- 20.3
- 7th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 99%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jared Goff for Brock Purdy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 9 games), Jared Goff 150 (16.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jared Goff.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Brock Purdy over Jared Goff in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 20.6 points and Jared Goff at 18.6, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for Brock Purdy this week yet, so his 20.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (22.6 and 18.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jared Goff this week yet, so his 18.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (21.1 and 16.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Jared Goff at 106.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Brock Purdy yet. His market-based projections were 22.6 and 18.5 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 20.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Jared Goff yet. His market-based projections were 21.2 and 16.1 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 18.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Brock Purdy 2.0 points ahead of Jared Goff on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Brock Purdy and SF host LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
LV allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 245 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against LV, with 0.7 interceptions a game.
Jared Goff and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 20.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 236 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against MIA, with 0.7 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.
Jared Goff is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Brock Purdy played 98 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 231 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.
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.
Brock Purdy, Week 7 against ATL: 66 of 66 snaps, 27 of 39 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.
Through Week 8, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 269 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.
Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.
Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.
Jared Goff, Week 7 against GB: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 303 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.
Jared Goff, Week 8 against MIN: 18 of 25 passes for 176 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry 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, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.
He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Jared Goff for Brock Purdy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 9 games), Jared Goff 150 (16.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jared Goff.
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Jared Goff?
No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.5 a game over 9 games), Jared Goff 150 (16.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Purdy over Jared Goff.
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