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Start Jacoby Brissett or Patrick Mahomes? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:41 AM ET.

Start Patrick Mahomes over Jacoby Brissett

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Patrick Mahomes

QB · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
16.4
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs QB
16.7
15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Jacoby Brissett

QB · ARI · at SEA

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 Patrick Mahomes?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Patrick Mahomes projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Patrick Mahomes over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Patrick Mahomes over Jacoby Brissett in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Patrick Mahomes at 16.4 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.0, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Patrick Mahomes this week yet, so his 16.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.9, 16.3 and 16.0); 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. Drafters take Patrick Mahomes at ADP 107 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Patrick Mahomes yet. His market-based projections were 16.9, 16.3 and 16.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 16.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

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.

That puts Patrick Mahomes 0.4 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Patrick Mahomes and KC host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 16.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 203 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.1 interceptions a game.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Patrick Mahomes has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Patrick Mahomes is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Patrick Mahomes played 100 percent of KC snaps, dropped back 254 times and threw an average of 5.8 air yards per attempt.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 4 against LV: 60 of 60 snaps, 15 of 30 passes for 225 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 6 against LAC: 61 of 61 snaps, 23 of 30 passes for 272 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 7 against SEA: 53 of 53 snaps, 19 of 33 passes for 165 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 8 against DEN: 30 of 41 passes for 321 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 6 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Patrick Mahomes played 14 games for KC and scored 296.7 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing QB11.

He completed 315 of 502 passes for 3587 yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 64 times for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns.

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

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.

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 Patrick Mahomes?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Patrick Mahomes projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Patrick Mahomes over Jacoby Brissett.

  • Should I drop Patrick Mahomes for Jacoby Brissett?

    No. Keep Patrick Mahomes: he projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (17.1 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Patrick Mahomes over Jacoby Brissett.

Week 9 on the board

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