Start Jacoby Brissett or Justin Herbert? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett
Herbert projects lower, 12.9 to 16.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 112 for Herbert, 229 for Brissett.
- Market projects
- 12.9
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs QB
- 18.5
- 11th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 16.0
- recent weeks avg
- SEA D vs QB
- 11.6
- 2nd fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Justin Herbert?
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 Justin Herbert 125 (13.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Justin Herbert at 12.9 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.0, a gap of 3.1. 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 12.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (13.8 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.
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 Justin Herbert yet. His market-based projections were 13.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 12.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Jacoby Brissett 3.1 points ahead of Justin Herbert 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.
Justin Herbert and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Justin Herbert 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 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, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.4 air yards per attempt.
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.
Justin Herbert, Week 8 against LAR: 24 of 31 passes for 257 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 15 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 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 Jacoby Brissett for Justin Herbert?
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 Justin Herbert 125 (13.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Justin Herbert for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 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 Justin Herbert over Jacoby Brissett.
Week 9 on the board
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- Is Justin Herbert playing Week 9?
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