Start Jacoby Brissett or Joe Burrow? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Joe Burrow over Jacoby Brissett

Start

Joe Burrow

QB · CIN · at BAL

Market projects: 17.6; recent weeks avg
BAL D vs QB: 16.5; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 5

Sit

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

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Joe Burrow?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Joe Burrow projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Joe Burrow over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Joe Burrow over Jacoby Brissett in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Joe Burrow at 17.6 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.7, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Joe Burrow this week yet, so his 17.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (17.6 and 17.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Joe Burrow at ADP 55 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Joe Burrow yet. His market-based projections were 17.6 and 17.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 17.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

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.

That puts Joe Burrow 0.9 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Joe Burrow and CIN visit BAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BAL allowed 16.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and a touchdown a game against BAL, with 0.6 interceptions.

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.

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

Injury status

Joe Burrow is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 5, Joe Burrow played 100 percent of CIN snaps, dropped back 204 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Joe Burrow, Week 2 against HOU: 60 of 60 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 207 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Joe Burrow, Week 3 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 28 of 37 passes for 282 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 13 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 4 against JAX: 76 of 76 snaps, 39 of 54 passes for 428 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 6 yards.

Joe Burrow, Week 5 against MIA: 65 of 65 snaps, 23 of 32 passes for 190 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 12 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Joe Burrow played 8 games for CIN and scored 139.5 PPR points, 17.4 a game, finishing QB29.

He completed 173 of 259 passes for 1809 yards, 17 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran 14 times for 41 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Joe Burrow?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Joe Burrow projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Joe Burrow over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Joe Burrow for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep Joe Burrow: he projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.9 a game over 11 games), Jacoby Brissett 156 (15.6 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Joe Burrow over Jacoby Brissett.