Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Deshaun Watson projects 164 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.4 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. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson.

Start Deshaun Watson or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs QB: 16.7; 14th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Deshaun Watson

QB · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 14.8; recent weeks avg
TEN D vs QB: 15.5; 11th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Deshaun Watson?

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 Deshaun Watson 164 (16.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 16.7 points and Deshaun Watson at 14.8, a gap of 1.8. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (15.6 and 17.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Deshaun Watson this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (13.4 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.6 and 17.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Deshaun Watson yet. His market-based projections were 13.4 and 16.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.8 points ahead of Deshaun Watson on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

DEN allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against DEN, with an interception.

Deshaun Watson and CLE visit 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.

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

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Deshaun Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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: 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Through Week 6, Deshaun Watson played 100 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 220 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.

Deshaun Watson, Week 3 against CAR: 69 of 70 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 47 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 4 against PIT: 64 of 64 snaps, 24 of 33 passes for 268 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 5 carries for 24 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 5 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 6 against BAL: 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 29 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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 Jacoby Brissett for Deshaun Watson?
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 Deshaun Watson 164 (16.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson.
Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Deshaun Watson projects 164 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.4 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. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson.