Start Bryce Young or Jacoby Brissett? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 16.5; fantasy pts
GB D vs QB: 14.3; 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 16 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 94%; Through Week 7

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 16.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs QB: 20.0; 8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 16.5 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.2, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 15.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 251 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 15.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Bryce Young 0.3 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bryce Young and CAR visit GB on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

GB allowed 14.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 223 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.3 interceptions a game.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Bryce Young played 94 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 250 times and threw an average of 8.8 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 3 against CLE: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 47 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

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.

Through Week 7, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 302 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 7 against DEN: 81 of 81 snaps, 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 16 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, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett.

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