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Start Bryce Young or Daniel Jones? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 9:56 AM ET.

Start Bryce Young over Daniel Jones

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · vs DEN

Market projects
15.6
fantasy pts
DEN D vs QB
17.3
14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
50 of 100 at QB
Snap share
95%
Through Week 8
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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
14.9
fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB
20.5
6th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
70 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bryce Young over Daniel Jones, 15.6 to 14.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Bryce Young over Daniel Jones in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 15.6 points and Daniel Jones at 14.9, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Daniel Jones at 179.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 235 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 15, 11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Daniel Jones, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Daniel Jones is 204 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (8, 9 and 8 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 0.7 points ahead of Daniel Jones on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bryce Young and CAR host DEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DEN allowed 17.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 247 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against DEN, with 0.9 interceptions a game.

Daniel Jones and IND host DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 6th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 244 yards and 1.9 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Daniel Jones has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bryce Young played 95 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 296 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 4 against DET: 75 of 75 snaps, 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 7 against TB: 43 of 56 snaps, 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 8 against GB: 73 of 73 snaps, 23 of 40 passes for 209 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Through Week 8, Daniel Jones played 98 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 299 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 7 against MIN: 58 of 58 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 13 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 8 against JAX: 48 of 61 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 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 Daniel Jones for Bryce Young?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bryce Young over Daniel Jones, 15.6 to 14.9 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Bryce Young for Daniel Jones?

    No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Bryce Young over Daniel Jones, 15.6 to 14.9 projected PPR points.

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