Start C.J. Stroud or Jalon Daniels? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Jalon Daniels in Week 6.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 16.8 points and Jalon Daniels at 15.6, 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 16.8 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 256 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing yards, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (12, 14, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Jalon Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jalon Daniels is 177 passing yards and 38 rushing yards, with a 20% chance to score a touchdown (11, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts C.J. Stroud 1.2 points ahead of Jalon Daniels on the market projections.

Injury status

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

Jalon Daniels 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, Jalon Daniels played 68 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 71 times and threw an average of 6.0 air yards per attempt.

Jalon Daniels, Week 3 against MIN: 4 of 69 snaps, 0 of 3 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 4 against GB: 63 of 64 snaps, 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 55 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 5 against DAL: 72 of 72 snaps, 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 25 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.

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 Jalon Daniels over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Jalon Daniels over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jalon Daniels.