Start Jacoby Brissett or C.J. Stroud? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over C.J. Stroud in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 17.7 points and C.J. Stroud at 16.5, a gap of 1.2. 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 16.5 fantasy points for C.J. Stroud, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has C.J. Stroud at 239.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 9.5 rushing yards, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (11, 11, 9 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.7 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jacoby Brissett at 270.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 6.5 rushing yards, with a 16% chance to score a touchdown (15, 16, 14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.2 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on the market projections.

Injury status

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

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 166 times and threw an average of 10.3 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 1 against BUF: 79 of 79 snaps, 26 of 38 passes for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 15 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 162 times and threw an average of 6.3 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 1 against LAC: 75 of 75 snaps, 27 of 37 passes for 277 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 17 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 2 against SEA: 50 of 50 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 95 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 3 against SF: 87 of 87 snaps, 38 of 51 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 4 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 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, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Bo Nix over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Bo Nix.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Brock Purdy.