Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Daniel Jones?

Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Daniel Jones, 15.6 to 13.4 projected PPR points.

Start Jacoby Brissett or Daniel Jones? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Daniel Jones

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 15.6; fantasy pts
DEN D vs QB: 16.1; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 13.4; fantasy pts
MIN D vs QB: 9.6; fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 43 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 155 (15.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Daniel Jones, 15.6 to 13.4 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Daniel Jones in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 15.6 points and Daniel Jones at 13.4, a gap of 2.1. Daniel Jones's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Jacoby Brissett at ADP 229 and Daniel Jones at 179.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 13.4 fantasy points for Daniel Jones, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Daniel Jones is 197 passing yards, 0-1 interceptions and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (12, 6 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.6 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jacoby Brissett is 239 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (11, 9, 5 and 9 market sources).

That puts Jacoby Brissett 2.1 points ahead of Daniel Jones on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Daniel Jones and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 195 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI host DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 16.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against DEN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

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 7

Through Week 6, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 239 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

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.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Through Week 6, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 249 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

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.

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.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 155 (15.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Daniel Jones, 15.6 to 13.4 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Daniel Jones?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 151 (15.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Daniel Jones, 15.6 to 13.4 projected PPR points.