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Start Jacoby Brissett or Geno Smith? Week 9

Updated Nov 2, 10:51 PM ET.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Geno Smith

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at SEA

Market projects
16.0
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs QB
11.6
2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Geno Smith

QB · NYJ · at KC

Market projects
13.7
recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB
13.0
3rd fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Geno Smith for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Geno Smith projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games) and Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Geno Smith.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Geno Smith in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 16.0 points and Geno Smith at 13.7, a gap of 2.3. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (15.7, 15.2 and 17.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Geno Smith this week yet, so his 13.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (10.6, 15.0 and 15.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 15.7, 15.2 and 17.1 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

No Week 9 player market is posted for Geno Smith yet. His market-based projections were 10.6, 15.0 and 15.6 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 13.7, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 2.3 points ahead of Geno Smith on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 11.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 158 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against SEA, with 1.1 interceptions a game.

Geno Smith and NYJ visit KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Geno Smith has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Geno Smith is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 331 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

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.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 7 against DEN: 81 of 81 snaps, 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 16 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 8 against DAL: 10 of 23 passes for 119 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 yards.

Through Week 8, Geno Smith played 100 percent of NYJ snaps, dropped back 272 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Geno Smith, Week 5 against CLE: 70 of 70 snaps, 17 of 30 passes for 182 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 9 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 6 against NE: 62 of 62 snaps, 20 of 30 passes for 252 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 7 against MIA: 59 of 59 snaps, 23 of 30 passes for 287 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Geno Smith, Week 8 against LV: 20 of 32 passes for 290 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 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.

In 2025, Geno Smith played 15 games for LV and scored 190.9 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing QB23.

He completed 302 of 448 passes for 3025 yards, 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and ran 41 times for 109 yards and 0 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 Geno Smith for Jacoby Brissett?

    Not on these numbers alone. Geno Smith projects 122 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 8 games) and Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Geno Smith.

  • Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Geno Smith?

    Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (15.6 a game over 8 games) and Geno Smith 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Geno Smith.

Should I drop Geno Smith?

Week 8 on the board

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