Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Justin Herbert?

Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games) and Justin Herbert 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett.

Start Justin Herbert or Jacoby Brissett? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett

Herbert projects lower, 14.9 to 16.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 112 for Herbert, 229 for Brissett.

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Justin Herbert

QB · LAC · at LAR

Market projects: 14.9; recent weeks avg
LAR D vs QB: 17.9; 14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 75 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at DAL

Market projects: 16.2; recent weeks avg
DAL D vs QB: 20.0; 8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Justin Herbert for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Justin Herbert at 14.9 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.2, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Justin Herbert still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 112 against 229, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Justin Herbert this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (15.9 and 13.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett this week yet, so his 16.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (17.8, 15.7 and 15.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jacoby Brissett yet. His market-based projections were 17.8, 15.7 and 15.2 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Justin Herbert yet. His market-based projections were 15.9 and 13.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 14.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.3 points ahead of Justin Herbert on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit DAL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

DAL allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 235 yards and 1.7 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

Justin Herbert and LAC visit LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 17.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 191 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Justin Herbert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 302 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

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.

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.

Through Week 6, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 219 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.

Justin Herbert, Week 3 against BUF: 69 of 69 snaps, 20 of 34 passes for 226 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 17 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 4 against SEA: 71 of 71 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 5 against DEN: 67 of 67 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 54 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 6 against KC: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 26 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, Justin Herbert played 16 games for LAC and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.

He completed 340 of 512 passes for 3727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Justin Herbert for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 136 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.6 a game over 10 games) and Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Justin Herbert?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 138 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 9 games) and Justin Herbert 136 (13.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett.