Start Jayden Daniels or Brock Purdy? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.

Daniels projects lower, 19.1 to 20.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 74 for Daniels, 86 for Purdy.

Start

Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects: 19.1; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs QB: 17.9; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 8

Sit

Brock Purdy

QB · SF · vs LV

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

Should I drop Brock Purdy for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Brock Purdy 158 (17.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jayden Daniels at 19.1 points and Brock Purdy at 20.6, a gap of 1.5. Jayden Daniels still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 74 against 86, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Jayden Daniels this week yet, so his 19.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (19.2 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

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 Jayden Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 19.2 and 19.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 19.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jayden Daniels is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 1.5 points ahead of Jayden Daniels 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.

Jayden Daniels and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 191 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAR, 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.

Jayden Daniels 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, Jayden Daniels played 88 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 176 times and threw an average of 8.7 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 69 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 6 against SF: 67 of 67 snaps, 29 of 38 passes for 300 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 8 against PHI: 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 23 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, 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.

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 Brock Purdy for Jayden Daniels?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Brock Purdy 158 (17.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy.
Should I drop Jayden Daniels for Brock Purdy?
No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Brock Purdy 158 (17.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy.

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