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Start Jayden Daniels or Dak Prescott? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET.

Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels

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Dak Prescott

QB · DAL · at IND

Market projects
19.2
recent weeks avg
IND D vs QB
18.1
12th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
19.1
recent weeks avg
LAR D vs QB
17.9
14th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
88%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Dak Prescott for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Dak Prescott 146 (18.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Dak Prescott at 19.2 points and Jayden Daniels at 19.1, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Dak Prescott this week yet, so his 19.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (18.3, 17.4 and 21.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jayden Daniels this week yet, so his 19.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (19.2 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Dak Prescott at ADP 64 and Jayden Daniels at 74.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Dak Prescott yet. His market-based projections were 18.3, 17.4 and 21.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 19.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jayden Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 19.2 and 19.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 19.1, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jayden Daniels is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Dak Prescott 0.1 points ahead of Jayden Daniels on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Dak Prescott and DAL visit IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 18.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 227 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against IND, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

Jayden Daniels and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 191 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Dak Prescott is not on the injury report.

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 330 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

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.

Dak Prescott, Week 8 against ARI: 19 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 21 yards.

Through Week 8, Jayden Daniels played 88 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 176 times and threw an average of 8.7 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jayden Daniels, Week 8 against PHI: 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 23 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.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Dak Prescott 146 (18.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Jayden Daniels for Dak Prescott?

    No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 171 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 9 games), Dak Prescott 146 (18.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.

Week 9 on the board

Elsewhere on the board