Start Jordan Love or C.J. Stroud? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jordan Love at 17.6 points and C.J. Stroud at 16.8, a gap of 0.7. 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 17.6 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jordan Love at 264.5 passing yards and 1.5 passing touchdowns, with a 13% chance to score a touchdown (9, 12 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for C.J. Stroud, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has C.J. Stroud at 255.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 9.5 rushing yards, with a 10% chance to score a touchdown (13, 14, 11 and 11 market sources).

That puts Jordan Love 0.7 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on the market projections.

Injury status

Jordan Love is not on the injury report.

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

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Jordan Love played 99 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 196 times and threw an average of 8.7 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jordan Love, Week 5 against CHI: 59 of 61 snaps, 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 Jordan Love over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jordan Love.
• Start Jordan Love over Caleb Williams.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Bo Nix.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Caleb Williams.