Start C.J. Stroud or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start C.J. Stroud over Jacoby Brissett

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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 18.6; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs QB: 19.9; 9th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs QB: 16.7; 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for C.J. Stroud?

Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 7 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Jacoby Brissett in Week 7.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 18.6 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.7, a gap of 2.0. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 18.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (23.2 and 14.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (15.6 and 17.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take C.J. Stroud at ADP 185 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 23.2 and 14.1 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 18.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.6 and 17.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts C.J. Stroud 2.0 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

C.J. Stroud and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 9th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 210 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NYG, with 1.2 interceptions.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against DEN, with an interception.

By points allowed to the position, C.J. Stroud has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 237 times and threw an average of 9.5 air yards per attempt.

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.

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.

Through Week 6, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 249 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for C.J. Stroud?
Yes, on the rest of the season. C.J. Stroud projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep C.J. Stroud: he projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts C.J. Stroud over Jacoby Brissett.