Start C.J. Stroud or Jalen Hurts? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Jalen Hurts in Week 6.

Jalen Hurts is on injured reserve, so this is not a close call: start C.J. Stroud. Drafters take C.J. Stroud at ADP 185 and Jalen Hurts at 80.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.7 fantasy points for C.J. Stroud, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for C.J. Stroud is 254 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 15, 13 and 14 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Jalen Hurts yet. His market-based projections were 19.4, 14.1 and 14.8 points in Weeks 3, 4 and 5, an average of 16.1, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

That puts C.J. Stroud 0.6 points ahead of Jalen Hurts on these projections.

Week 6 matchups

C.J. Stroud and HOU visit JAX on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

JAX allowed 15.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 274 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.2 interceptions.

Jalen Hurts and PHI host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 20.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 243 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.8 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Jalen Hurts has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Jalen Hurts is listed as ir.

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, Jalen Hurts played 99 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 179 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jalen Hurts, Week 5 against JAX: 62 of 62 snaps, 21 of 40 passes for 220 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 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, 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 6 calls

• Start C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Bo Nix.
• 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.