Start C.J. Stroud or Jalen Hurts? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Jalen Hurts in Week 5.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 16.4 points and Jalen Hurts at 15.4, a gap of 1.0. 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 16.4 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 15.4 fantasy points for Jalen Hurts, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jalen Hurts at 193.5 passing yards and 26.5 rushing yards, with a 32% chance to score a touchdown (14, 15 and 14 market sources).

That puts C.J. Stroud 1.0 points ahead of Jalen Hurts on the market projections.

Injury status

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

Jalen Hurts 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, Jalen Hurts played 98 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 137 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Jalen Hurts, Week 1 against WAS: 55 of 55 snaps, 14 of 25 passes for 203 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 48 yards.

Jalen Hurts, Week 2 against TEN: 76 of 76 snaps, 26 of 37 passes for 264 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 5 carries for 16 yards.

Jalen Hurts, Week 3 against CHI: 46 of 50 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 153 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 25 yards.

Jalen Hurts, Week 4 against LAR: 61 of 61 snaps, 12 of 27 passes for 93 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 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, Jalen Hurts played 16 games for PHI and scored 305.1 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB8.

He completed 294 of 454 passes for 3224 yards, 25 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 105 times for 421 yards and 8 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 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 Aaron Rodgers over Jalen Hurts.
• Start Bo Nix over Jalen Hurts.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jalen Hurts.