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Start Daniel Jones or Justin Herbert? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:36 AM ET.

Start Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones

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Justin Herbert

QB · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
12.9
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB
18.5
11th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · vs DAL

Market projects
12.9
recent weeks avg
DAL D vs QB
20.0
8th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Justin Herbert?

Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 119 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.9 a game over 8 games) and Justin Herbert 125 (13.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Justin Herbert at 12.9 points and Daniel Jones at 12.9, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Justin Herbert this week yet, so his 12.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (13.8 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 12.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 11.5 and 11.3); 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 9 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 11.5 and 11.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 12.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Justin Herbert yet. His market-based projections were 13.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 12.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Daniel Jones 0.0 points ahead of Justin Herbert on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

DAL allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

Justin Herbert and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Daniel Jones has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Justin Herbert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 299 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

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.

Daniel Jones, Week 8 against JAX: 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Through Week 8, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.4 air yards per attempt.

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.

Justin Herbert, Week 8 against LAR: 24 of 31 passes for 257 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 15 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, 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.

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 Daniel Jones for Justin Herbert?

    Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 119 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (14.9 a game over 8 games) and Justin Herbert 125 (13.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones.

  • Should I drop Justin Herbert for Daniel Jones?

    Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games) and Daniel Jones 119 (14.9 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Daniel Jones.

Week 9 on the board

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