Start Jayden Daniels or Dak Prescott? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Prescott projects lower, 18.0 to 18.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 64 for Prescott, 74 for Daniels.

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Dak Prescott

QB · DAL · vs ARI

Market projects: 18.0; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs QB: 22.7; 3rd most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 18.5; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs QB: 20.0; 9th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dak Prescott for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games), Dak Prescott 162 (18.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Dak Prescott at 18.0 points and Jayden Daniels at 18.5, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Dak Prescott still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 64 against 74, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Dak Prescott this week yet, so his 18.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.3, 18.3 and 17.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jayden Daniels this week yet, so his 18.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (17.8 and 19.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jayden Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 17.8 and 19.2 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 18.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dak Prescott yet. His market-based projections were 18.3, 18.3 and 17.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 18.0, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jayden Daniels 0.6 points ahead of Dak Prescott on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jayden Daniels and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 248 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against PHI, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

Dak Prescott and DAL host ARI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ARI allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 244 yards and 2.4 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Dak Prescott is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Jayden Daniels played 88 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 143 times and threw an average of 8.5 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 1 against PHI: 70 of 70 snaps, 18 of 34 passes for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 31 yards.

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.

Through Week 7, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 293 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Dak Prescott, Week 4 against HOU: 78 of 78 snaps, 32 of 45 passes for 335 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 5 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 24 of 42 passes for 316 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Dak Prescott, Week 6 against GB: 78 of 78 snaps, 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.

Dak Prescott, Week 7 against PHI: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 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, 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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Dak Prescott for Jayden Daniels?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games), Dak Prescott 162 (18.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Jayden Daniels for Dak Prescott?
No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games), Dak Prescott 162 (18.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.