Start C.J. Stroud or Daniel Jones? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Daniel Jones in Week 6.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 16.8 points and Daniel Jones at 16.3, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for C.J. Stroud, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has C.J. Stroud at 254.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 9.5 rushing yards, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (11, 14, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.3 fantasy points for Daniel Jones, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Daniel Jones at 227.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns, 0.5 interceptions and 6.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (4, 5, 3, 5 and 7 market sources).

That puts C.J. Stroud 0.5 points ahead of Daniel Jones on the market projections.

Injury status

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

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 202 times and threw an average of 9.8 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 2 against CIN: 80 of 80 snaps, 30 of 53 passes for 353 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 29 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 3 against IND: 54 of 54 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 167 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

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.

Through Week 5, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 189 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 2 against KC: 65 of 65 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 210 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 10 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 3 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 36 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start C.J. Stroud over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Bryce Young over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Daniel Jones over Bo Nix.
• Start Bryce Young over Daniel Jones.
• Start Daniel Jones over Cam Ward.