Start Jalon Daniels or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 8:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Jalon Daniels

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 16.4; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs QB: 16.1; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 29 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Jalon Daniels

QB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 14.9; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs QB: 18.6; 13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 48 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jalon Daniels for Jacoby Brissett?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Jalon Daniels 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Jalon Daniels.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Jalon Daniels in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 16.4 points and Jalon Daniels at 14.9, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (15.6, 17.8 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jalon Daniels this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (15.3 and 14.5); 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, 17.8 and 15.7 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 16.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jacoby Brissett is 0.1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jalon Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 15.3 and 14.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.4 points ahead of Jalon Daniels on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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.

Jalon Daniels and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 18.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 237 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jalon Daniels has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Jalon Daniels 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: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.

Through Week 6, Jalon Daniels played 76 percent of TB snaps, dropped back 123 times and threw an average of 6.1 air yards per attempt.

Jalon Daniels, Week 3 against MIN: 4 of 69 snaps, 0 of 3 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 4 against GB: 63 of 64 snaps, 19 of 27 passes for 148 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 55 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 5 against DAL: 72 of 72 snaps, 19 of 25 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 25 yards.

Jalon Daniels, Week 6 against PIT: 74 of 74 snaps, 22 of 43 passes for 164 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 39 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 Jalon Daniels for Jacoby Brissett?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Jalon Daniels 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Jalon Daniels.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Jalon Daniels?
No. Keep Jacoby Brissett: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Jalon Daniels 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Jalon Daniels.