Start Jared Goff or Bryce Young? Week 8
Updated Oct 28, 2:42 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Jared Goff over Bryce Young
- Market projects
- 18.4
- fantasy pts
- MIN D vs QB
- 8.8
- fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 99%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 16.8
- fantasy pts
- GB D vs QB
- 14.3
- 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 94%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Jared Goff for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Jared Goff projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 168 (16.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jared Goff over Bryce Young, 18.4 to 16.8 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 8 call
Start Jared Goff over Bryce Young in Week 8.
Market-based projections have Jared Goff at 18.4 points and Bryce Young at 16.8, a gap of 1.6. Jared Goff's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Jared Goff at ADP 106 and Bryce Young at 212.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 18.4 fantasy points for Jared Goff, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Jared Goff is 264 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (12, 14 and 13 market sources).
Player markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 254 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).
That puts Jared Goff 1.6 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.
Week 8 matchups
Jared Goff and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIN allowed 8.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 181 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Bryce Young has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jared Goff is not on the injury report.
Bryce Young is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 8
Through Week 7, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 240 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.
Jared Goff, Week 3 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.
Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.
Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.
Jared Goff, Week 7 against GB: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 303 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.
He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
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 Jared Goff for Bryce Young?
Not on these numbers alone. Jared Goff projects 167 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 10 games) and Bryce Young 168 (16.8 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jared Goff over Bryce Young, 18.4 to 16.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Jared Goff?
Not on these numbers alone. Bryce Young projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games) and Jared Goff 167 (16.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jared Goff over Bryce Young, 18.4 to 16.8 projected PPR points.
Week 8 on the board
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- Is Bryce Young playing Week 8?
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