Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Daniel Jones?

Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 156 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

Daniel Jones or Jacoby Brissett: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 8:21 AM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Daniel Jones over Jacoby Brissett

Right: 15.8 to 7.9

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · vs TEN · final

Market projected: 16.0; pre-game
TEN D vs QB: 15.5; 11th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 90 of 100 at QB
Scored: 15.8; PPR pts

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at LAR · final

Market projected: 15.7; pre-game
LAR D vs QB: 19.3; 11th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at QB
Scored: 7.9; PPR pts

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.

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Our Week 6 call

Start Daniel Jones over Jacoby Brissett in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Daniel Jones at 16.0 points and Jacoby Brissett at 15.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Daniel Jones at ADP 179 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.0 fantasy points for Daniel Jones, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Daniel Jones is 229 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 15, 10 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.7 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jacoby Brissett is 238 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 9 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (11, 14, 12 and 14 market sources).

That puts Daniel Jones 0.3 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Daniel Jones and IND host TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 15.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 229 yards and a touchdown a game against TEN, with 0.4 interceptions.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 19.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 11th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 165 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.8 interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 189 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 2 against KC: 65 of 65 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 210 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 10 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 3 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 36 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Through Week 5, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 214 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 2 against SEA: 50 of 50 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 95 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 7 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 3 against SF: 87 of 87 snaps, 38 of 51 passes for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 4 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 4 against NYG: 66 of 66 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, 4 carries for 18 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.

He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 70 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

How Week 6 went

Daniel Jones scored 15.8 PPR points and Jacoby Brissett scored 7.9.

The call was right: Daniel Jones outscored Jacoby Brissett by 7.8.

Daniel Jones finished 0.3 points below the 16.0 the market projected.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 42 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards, 15.8 PPR points.

Daniel Jones finished as the week's QB14 in PPR scoring.

Jacoby Brissett finished 7.8 points below the 15.7 the market projected.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards, 7.9 PPR points.

Jacoby Brissett finished as the week's QB25 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Daniel Jones?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 156 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it.