Should I drop Justin Herbert for Daniel Jones?

Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 136 (15.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones.

Start Justin Herbert or Daniel Jones? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones

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Justin Herbert

QB · LAC · at LAR

Market projects: 14.9; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs QB: 17.9; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at JAX

Market projects: 12.7; recent weeks avg
JAX D vs QB: 16.7; 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 41 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Justin Herbert?

Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 9 games) and Justin Herbert 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Justin Herbert at 14.9 points and Daniel Jones at 12.7, a gap of 2.2. No player market is posted for Justin Herbert this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (15.9 and 13.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 12.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (10.5, 16.0 and 11.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Justin Herbert at ADP 112 and Daniel Jones at 179.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Justin Herbert yet. His market-based projections were 15.9 and 13.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 10.5, 16.0 and 11.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 12.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Justin Herbert 2.2 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Justin Herbert and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 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.

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

JAX allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 280 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against JAX, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Justin Herbert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Justin Herbert is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 219 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Justin Herbert, Week 3 against BUF: 69 of 69 snaps, 20 of 34 passes for 226 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 17 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 4 against SEA: 71 of 71 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 5 against DEN: 67 of 67 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 54 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 6 against KC: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 26 yards.

Through Week 7, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 266 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

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.

Daniel Jones, Week 7 against MIN: 58 of 58 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 13 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Justin Herbert played 16 games for LAC and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.

He completed 340 of 512 passes for 3727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Daniel Jones for Justin Herbert?
Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.1 a game over 9 games) and Justin Herbert 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones.
Should I drop Justin Herbert for Daniel Jones?
Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games) and Daniel Jones 136 (15.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones.