Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Jordan Love?

Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Jordan Love 161 (16.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud. Jordan Love is listed questionable.

Start C.J. Stroud or Jordan Love? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:43 PM ET: Jordan Love: Listed Questionable (Back) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud

Love projects lower, 17.5 to 17.8, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 152 for Love, 185 for Stroud.

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Jordan Love

QB · GB · at DET · Questionable

Market projects: 17.5; fantasy pts
DET D vs QB: 28.0; most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 6

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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 17.8; fantasy pts
NYG D vs QB: 21.1; 7th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jordan Love for C.J. Stroud?

Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Love projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games) and C.J. Stroud 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud. Jordan Love is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jordan Love at 17.5 points and C.J. Stroud at 17.8, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jordan Love still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 152 against 185, and that outweighs a gap this size.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.8 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, 10 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (9, 13, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 279 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 8 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (11, 12, 5 and 13 market sources).

That puts C.J. Stroud 0.3 points ahead of Jordan Love on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

C.J. Stroud and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 7th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 199 yards and 2.0 touchdowns a game against NYG, with an interception a game.

Jordan Love and GB visit DET on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DET allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 320 yards and 2.8 touchdowns a game against DET, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

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

Jordan Love is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, C.J. Stroud played 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 237 times and threw an average of 9.5 air yards per attempt.

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.

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.

Through Week 6, Jordan Love played 99 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 240 times and threw an average of 8.8 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jordan Love, Week 6 against DAL: 75 of 75 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 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 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jordan Love for C.J. Stroud?
Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Love projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games) and C.J. Stroud 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud. Jordan Love is listed questionable.
Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Jordan Love?
Not on these numbers alone. C.J. Stroud projects 169 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 10 games) and Jordan Love 161 (16.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud. Jordan Love is listed questionable.