Start Malik Willis or Jacoby Brissett? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Malik Willis over Jacoby Brissett in Week 1.

Malik Willis is priced by the books at 7.4 projected points. Jacoby Brissett has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Malik Willis at ADP 192 and Jacoby Brissett at 211. Market coverage on Malik Willis is 45 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 7.4 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 45 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jacoby Brissett in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

Malik Willis and MIA visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LV allowed 17.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and no touchdowns against LV, with an interception.

Jacoby Brissett and ARI visit LAC.

LAC allowed 16.5 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 277 yards and a touchdown against LAC, with no interceptions.

By points allowed to the position, Malik Willis has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Malik Willis was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Jacoby Brissett was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Malik Willis, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 39 of 47 snaps, 18 of 21 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 60 yards, 31.5 PPR points.

Malik Willis, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 46 of 72 snaps, 9 of 11 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 10 carries for 44 yards, 13.2 PPR points.

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.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 18 of 2025 against LAR: 22 of 31 passes for 243 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards, 16.6 PPR points.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 17 of 2025 against CIN: 57 of 57 snaps, 21 of 37 passes for 212 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 16.5 PPR points.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 16 of 2025 against ATL: 57 of 57 snaps, 16 of 31 passes for 203 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards, 11.6 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Malik Willis scored 17.7 PPR points and Jacoby Brissett scored 16.5.

The call was right: Malik Willis outscored Jacoby Brissett by 1.2.

Malik Willis finished 10.3 points above the 7.4 the props implied.

Malik Willis, Week 1 against LV: 56 of 56 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 39 yards, 17.7 PPR points.

Malik Willis finished as the week's QB13 in PPR scoring.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 1 against LAC: 75 of 75 snaps, 27 of 37 passes for 277 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 14 yards, 16.5 PPR points.

Jacoby Brissett finished as the week's QB15 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Bryce Young over Malik Willis.
• Start Cam Ward over Malik Willis.
• Start Malik Willis over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Bryce Young over Jacoby Brissett.
• Start Cam Ward over Jacoby Brissett.