Start Dak Prescott or Jordan Love? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:01 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Dak Prescott over Jordan Love

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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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Jordan Love

QB · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 16.8; fantasy pts
CAR D vs QB: 16.6; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jordan Love for Dak Prescott?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Dak Prescott projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 9 games), Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jordan Love.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Dak Prescott over Jordan Love in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Dak Prescott at 18.0 points and Jordan Love at 16.8, a gap of 1.1. 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 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. Drafters take Dak Prescott at ADP 64 and Jordan Love at 152.

What the market projects

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.

Player markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 261 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 6 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Dak Prescott 1.1 points ahead of Jordan Love on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Jordan Love and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 208 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.5 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.

Jordan Love is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Jordan Love played 100 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 286 times and threw an average of 9.1 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jordan Love, Week 7 against DET: 67 of 67 snaps, 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

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, 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 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 Jordan Love for Dak Prescott?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Dak Prescott projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 9 games), Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jordan Love.
Should I drop Dak Prescott for Jordan Love?
No. Keep Dak Prescott: he projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.0 a game over 9 games), Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dak Prescott over Jordan Love.