Start Jayden Daniels or Brock Purdy? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Brock Purdy over Jayden Daniels in Week 1.

Brock Purdy is priced by the books at 9.7 projected points. Jayden Daniels has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 85 and Jayden Daniels at 76. Market coverage on Brock Purdy is 45 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jayden Daniels in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 45 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Jayden Daniels and WAS visit PHI.

PHI allowed 17.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 164 yards and 2 touchdowns against PHI, with no interceptions.

Brock Purdy and SF visit LAR on Thursday at 8:35 PM ET.

LAR allowed 22.1 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 10th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 205 yards and 3 touchdowns against LAR, with an interception.

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

Injury status

Jayden Daniels was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Brock Purdy was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Brock Purdy, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 42 of 42 snaps, 19 of 27 passes for 127 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 21 yards, 6.2 PPR points.

Brock Purdy, Week 17 of 2025 against CHI: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 33 passes for 303 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 28 yards, 37.9 PPR points.

Brock Purdy, Week 16 of 2025 against IND: 63 of 66 snaps, 25 of 34 passes for 295 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 11 yards, 31.9 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Brock Purdy scored 22.1 PPR points and Jayden Daniels scored 17.7.

The call was right: Brock Purdy outscored Jayden Daniels by 4.4.

Brock Purdy finished 12.4 points above the 9.7 the props implied.

Brock Purdy, Week 1 against LAR: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 34 passes for 205 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 29 yards, 22.1 PPR points.

Brock Purdy finished as the week's QB10 in PPR scoring.

Jayden Daniels, Week 1 against PHI: 70 of 70 snaps, 18 of 34 passes for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 31 yards, 17.7 PPR points.

Jayden Daniels finished as the week's QB14 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Caleb Williams over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Jalen Hurts over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Brock Purdy over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Caleb Williams.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jalen Hurts.