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Start Jayden Daniels or C.J. Stroud? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

Start Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud

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Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
19.1
recent weeks avg
LAR D vs QB
17.9
14th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
88%
Through Week 8
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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · at LAC

Market projects
17.2
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs QB
15.2
7th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 7

Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jayden Daniels at 19.1 points and C.J. Stroud at 17.2, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Jayden Daniels this week yet, so his 19.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (19.2 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 17.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (16.7 and 17.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jayden Daniels at ADP 74 and C.J. Stroud at 185.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jayden Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 19.2 and 19.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 19.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jayden Daniels is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 16.7 and 17.8 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 17.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Jayden Daniels 1.9 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jayden Daniels and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 191 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

C.J. Stroud and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 15.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 216 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against LAC, with 0.8 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jayden Daniels has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

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

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jayden Daniels played 88 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 176 times and threw an average of 8.7 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 69 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 6 against SF: 67 of 67 snaps, 29 of 38 passes for 300 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 8 against PHI: 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 23 yards.

Through Week 7, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 266 times and threw an average of 9.3 air yards per attempt.

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.

C.J. Stroud, Week 7 against NYG: 61 of 61 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Jayden Daniels?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud.

  • Should I drop Jayden Daniels for C.J. Stroud?

    No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), C.J. Stroud 152 (16.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud.

Week 9 on the board

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