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Start Dak Prescott or C.J. Stroud? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:51 AM ET.

Start Dak Prescott over C.J. Stroud

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Dak Prescott

QB · DAL · at IND

Market projects
19.2
recent weeks avg
IND D vs QB
18.1
12th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
17.2
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs QB
15.2
7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Dak Prescott for C.J. Stroud?

Not on these numbers alone. Dak Prescott projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 8 games) and C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Dak Prescott over C.J. Stroud.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Dak Prescott over C.J. Stroud in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Dak Prescott at 19.2 points and C.J. Stroud at 17.2, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Dak Prescott this week yet, so his 19.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (18.3, 17.4 and 21.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 17.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (16.7 and 17.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Dak Prescott at ADP 64 and C.J. Stroud at 185.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dak Prescott yet. His market-based projections were 18.3, 17.4 and 21.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 19.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 16.7 and 17.8 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 17.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Dak Prescott 1.9 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Dak Prescott and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 18.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 227 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against IND, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

C.J. Stroud and HOU visit 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.

By points allowed to the position, Dak Prescott has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dak Prescott is not on the injury report.

C.J. Stroud is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 330 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Dak Prescott, Week 5 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 24 of 42 passes for 316 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Dak Prescott, Week 6 against GB: 78 of 78 snaps, 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 7 against PHI: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 8 against ARI: 19 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 21 yards.

Through Week 7, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 266 times and threw an average of 9.3 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 4 against DAL: 55 of 55 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 347 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 5 against TEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 6 against JAX: 63 of 63 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 7 against NYG: 61 of 61 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dak Prescott played 17 games for DAL and scored 323.8 PPR points, 19.0 a game, finishing QB6.

He completed 404 of 600 passes for 4552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 53 times for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 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 Dak Prescott for C.J. Stroud?

    Not on these numbers alone. Dak Prescott projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (18.2 a game over 8 games) and C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Dak Prescott over C.J. Stroud.

  • Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Dak Prescott?

    Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 9 games) and Dak Prescott 146 (18.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Dak Prescott over C.J. Stroud.

Week 9 on the board

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