Start Jordan Love or Bryce Young? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Jordan Love over Bryce Young

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Jordan Love

QB · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 16.8; fantasy pts
CAR D vs QB: 16.6; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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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

Should I drop Jordan Love 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), Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Love over Bryce Young, 16.8 to 16.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jordan Love over Bryce Young in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jordan Love at 16.8 points and Bryce Young at 16.5, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jordan Love at ADP 152 and Bryce Young at 212.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 261 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 6 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

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).

That puts Jordan Love 0.3 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jordan Love and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 208 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.5 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, Jordan Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Love is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jordan Love played 100 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 286 times and threw an average of 9.1 air yards per attempt.

Jordan Love, Week 4 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 197 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 5 against CHI: 59 of 61 snaps, 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 6 against DAL: 75 of 75 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 7 against DET: 67 of 67 snaps, 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

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, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 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 Jordan Love 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), Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Love over Bryce Young, 16.8 to 16.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Jordan Love?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games), Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Love over Bryce Young, 16.8 to 16.5 projected PPR points.

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