Should I drop Malik Willis for Jacoby Brissett?

Not on these numbers alone. Malik Willis projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.4 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 Malik Willis over Jacoby Brissett.

Start Jacoby Brissett or Malik Willis? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Malik Willis over Jacoby Brissett

Willis projects lower, 14.7 to 16.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 197 for Willis, 229 for Brissett.

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Malik Willis

QB · MIA · vs NE

Market projects: 14.7; recent weeks avg
NE D vs QB: 15.7; 9th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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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 Jacoby Brissett for Malik Willis?

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 Malik Willis 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Malik Willis over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Malik Willis over Jacoby Brissett in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Malik Willis at 14.7 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.2, a gap of 1.5. Malik Willis still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 197 against 229, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Malik Willis this week yet, so his 14.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 7 (15.2 and 14.1); 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 Malik Willis yet. His market-based projections were 15.2 and 14.1 points in Weeks 5 and 7, an average of 14.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Malik Willis is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.5 points ahead of Malik Willis 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.

Malik Willis and MIA host NE on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

NE allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against NE, with 0.6 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 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 7, Malik Willis played 100 percent of MIA snaps, dropped back 188 times and threw an average of 9.7 air yards per attempt.

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.

Malik Willis, Week 7 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 14 of 21 passes for 208 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 39 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 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 Jacoby Brissett for Malik Willis?
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 Malik Willis 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Malik Willis over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Malik Willis for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Malik Willis projects 144 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (14.4 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 Malik Willis over Jacoby Brissett.