Start Matthew Stafford or Bryce Young? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 8:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young

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Matthew Stafford

QB · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 17.8; fantasy pts
LAC D vs QB: 15.2; 7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 24 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 7

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · at GB

Market projects: 16.8; fantasy pts
GB D vs QB: 14.3; 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 22 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 94%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Stafford 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young, 17.8 to 16.8 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 17.8 points and Bryce Young at 16.8, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Matthew Stafford'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 Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Bryce Young at 212.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.8 fantasy points for Matthew Stafford, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Matthew Stafford is 249 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (11, 13, 4 and 9 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 Matthew Stafford 1.0 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 8 matchups

Matthew Stafford and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 15.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 216 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LAC, with 0.8 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, Matthew Stafford has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Matthew Stafford is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Matthew Stafford played 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 290 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Matthew Stafford, Week 4 against PHI: 84 of 84 snaps, 32 of 51 passes for 317 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

Matthew Stafford, Week 5 against BUF: 82 of 82 snaps, 40 of 54 passes for 383 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Matthew Stafford, Week 6 against ARI: 58 of 58 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Matthew Stafford, Week 7 against LV: 72 of 72 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 3 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, Matthew Stafford played 17 games for LAR and scored 358.4 PPR points, 21.1 a game, finishing QB3.

He completed 388 of 597 passes for 4707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 1 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 99 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 Matthew Stafford for Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Stafford 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young, 17.8 to 16.8 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Matthew Stafford?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 168 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 10 games), Matthew Stafford 146 (16.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young, 17.8 to 16.8 projected PPR points.

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