Start Jayden Daniels or Brock Purdy? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Brock Purdy over Jayden Daniels in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Brock Purdy at 21.3 points and Jayden Daniels at 17.3, a gap of 4.0. 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 Brock Purdy at ADP 88 and Jayden Daniels at 83.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 17.3 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 21.3 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Brock Purdy 4.0 points ahead of Jayden Daniels on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Jayden Daniels and WAS visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 26.6 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns against DAL, with no interceptions.

Brock Purdy and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 15.8 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 160 yards and 3 touchdowns against MIA, with 2 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Jayden Daniels has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Jayden Daniels played 100 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 38 times and threw an average of 9.3 air yards per attempt.

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.

Through Week 1, Brock Purdy played 100 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 36 times and threw an average of 4.4 air yards per attempt.

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.

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.

Their other Week 2 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 Jalen Hurts over Brock Purdy.