Start C.J. Stroud or Jordan Love? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Jordan Love in Week 5.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 16.4 points and Jordan Love at 15.6, a gap of 0.8. 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 15.6 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jordan Love at 235.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 6.5 rushing yards, with a 12% chance to score a touchdown (16, 16, 3 and 14 market sources).

That puts C.J. Stroud 0.8 points ahead of Jordan Love on the market projections.

Injury status

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

Jordan Love 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, Jordan Love played 100 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 162 times and threw an average of 8.4 air yards per attempt.

Jordan Love, Week 1 against MIN: 68 of 68 snaps, 21 of 42 passes for 387 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 2 against NYJ: 59 of 59 snaps, 16 of 29 passes for 145 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Jordan Love, Week 3 against ATL: 66 of 66 snaps, 28 of 53 passes for 312 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 4 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 197 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 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, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 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 Jordan Love.
• Start Bo Nix over Jordan Love.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jordan Love.