Start Jalen Hurts or Dak Prescott? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jalen Hurts over Dak Prescott in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Jalen Hurts at 20.2 points and Dak Prescott at 17.6, a gap of 2.7. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Jalen Hurts at ADP 73 and Dak Prescott at 69.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 17.6 fantasy points for Dak Prescott, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 20.2 fantasy points for Jalen Hurts, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Jalen Hurts 2.7 points ahead of Dak Prescott on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Dak Prescott and DAL host WAS on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

WAS allowed 24.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns against WAS, with no interceptions.

Jalen Hurts and PHI visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 9.3 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 215 yards and no touchdowns against TEN, with no interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Dak Prescott has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Dak Prescott is not on the injury report.

Jalen Hurts is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 36 times and threw an average of 9.1 air yards per attempt.

Dak Prescott, Week 1 against NYG: 58 of 58 snaps, 22 of 34 passes for 175 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards.

Through Week 1, Jalen Hurts played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 33 times and threw an average of 9.0 air yards per attempt.

Jalen Hurts, Week 1 against WAS: 55 of 55 snaps, 14 of 25 passes for 203 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 48 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Dak Prescott played 17 games for DAL and scored 323.8 PPR points, 19.0 a game, finishing QB6.

He completed 404 of 600 passes for 4552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 53 times for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Dak Prescott, Week 18 of 2025 against NYG: 7 of 11 passes for 70 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -1 yards, 0.7 PPR points.

Dak Prescott, Week 17 of 2025 against WAS: 92 of 92 snaps, 19 of 37 passes for 307 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 24 yards, 22.7 PPR points.

In 2025, Jalen Hurts played 16 games for PHI and scored 305.1 PPR points, 19.1 a game, finishing QB8.

He completed 294 of 454 passes for 3224 yards, 25 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 105 times for 421 yards and 8 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jalen Hurts, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 54 of 54 snaps, 13 of 27 passes for 110 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 5 yards, 8.9 PPR points.

Jalen Hurts, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 66 of 70 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 185 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 40 yards, 19.4 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Caleb Williams over Dak Prescott.
• Start Drake Maye over Dak Prescott.
• Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Jalen Hurts over Brock Purdy.
• Start Jalen Hurts over Caleb Williams.
• Start Jalen Hurts over Jayden Daniels.