Should I drop Malik Willis for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Malik Willis projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games) and Jacoby Brissett 155 (15.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Malik Willis, 15.5 to 14.2 projected PPR points.

Start Jacoby Brissett or Malik Willis? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 10:46 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Malik Willis

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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · vs DEN

Market projects: 15.5; fantasy pts
DEN D vs QB: 16.1; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 31 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Malik Willis

QB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 14.2; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs QB: 15.1; 8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Malik Willis?

Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 10 games) and Malik Willis 158 (14.4 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Malik Willis, 15.5 to 14.2 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Malik Willis in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 15.5 points and Malik Willis at 14.2, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Jacoby Brissett at ADP 229 and Malik Willis at 197.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jacoby Brissett is 239 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 11, 8 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.2 fantasy points for Malik Willis, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 182 passing yards, 31 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (9, 11 and 10 market sources).

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.3 points ahead of Malik Willis on the market 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.

Malik Willis and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 15.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 202 yards and 1-2 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.2 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.

Malik Willis 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 5, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 160 times and threw an average of 10.4 air yards per attempt.

Malik Willis, Week 2 against SF: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 197 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 3 against KC: 73 of 73 snaps, 20 of 36 passes for 210 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 9 carries for 56 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 4 against MIN: 39 of 39 snaps, 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards.

Malik Willis, Week 5 against CIN: 66 of 66 snaps, 15 of 26 passes for 137 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 8 carries for 74 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, 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.

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 Malik Willis?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 155 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 10 games) and Malik Willis 158 (14.4 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Malik Willis, 15.5 to 14.2 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Malik Willis for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Malik Willis projects 158 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 11 games) and Jacoby Brissett 155 (15.5 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Malik Willis, 15.5 to 14.2 projected PPR points.