Start Jameis Winston or Jacoby Brissett? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 2:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Jameis Winston

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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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Jameis Winston

QB · NYG · at HOU

Market projects: 13.8; recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB: 18.9; 10th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 18 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jameis Winston 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), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Jameis Winston.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Jameis Winston in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 16.4 points and Jameis Winston at 13.8, a gap of 2.5. 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 Jameis Winston this week yet, so his 13.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (14.1, 12.9 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 (8 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Jameis Winston yet. His market-based projections were 14.1, 12.9 and 14.5 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 13.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 2.5 points ahead of Jameis Winston 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.

Jameis Winston and NYG visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 10th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 265 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jameis Winston has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Jameis Winston 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, Jameis Winston played 88 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 178 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Jameis Winston, Week 3 against TEN: 64 of 64 snaps, 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 15 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 4 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Jameis Winston, Week 5 against WAS: 84 of 89 snaps, 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 28 yards.

Jameis Winston, Week 6 against NO: 46 of 77 snaps, 14 of 26 passes for 152 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 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, Jameis Winston played 3 games for NYG and scored 45.3 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing QB46.

He completed 37 of 66 passes for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, and ran 7 times for 23 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 39 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 Jameis Winston 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), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Jameis Winston.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Jameis Winston?
No. Keep Jacoby Brissett: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 10 games), Jameis Winston 138 (13.8 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Jameis Winston.