Start Jacoby Brissett or Trevor Lawrence? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Trevor Lawrence in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 17.8 points and Trevor Lawrence at 17.1, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.8 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jacoby Brissett at 270.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 6.5 rushing yards, with a 17% chance to score a touchdown (14, 15, 14 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.1 fantasy points for Trevor Lawrence, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Trevor Lawrence at 226.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 13.5 rushing yards, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (13, 15, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jacoby Brissett 0.7 points ahead of Trevor Lawrence on the market projections.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Trevor Lawrence is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Jacoby Brissett played 100 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 162 times and threw an average of 6.3 air yards per attempt.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 1 against LAC: 75 of 75 snaps, 27 of 37 passes for 277 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 17 yards.

Jacoby Brissett, Week 2 against SEA: 50 of 50 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 95 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 7 yards.

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.

Through Week 4, Trevor Lawrence played 96 percent of JAX snaps, dropped back 113 times and threw an average of 8.6 air yards per attempt.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 1 against CLE: 50 of 57 snaps, 18 of 23 passes for 245 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 3 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 2 against DEN: 59 of 59 snaps, 17 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 6 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 3 against NE: 59 of 62 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 182 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 25 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 4 against CIN: 61 of 61 snaps, 18 of 23 passes for 227 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 2 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, Trevor Lawrence played 17 games for JAX and scored 350.2 PPR points, 20.6 a game, finishing QB4.

He completed 341 of 560 passes for 4007 yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and ran 82 times for 359 yards and 9 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Jacoby Brissett over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Bo Nix.
• Start Jacoby Brissett over Brock Purdy.
• Start Trevor Lawrence over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Trevor Lawrence over Bo Nix.
• Start Trevor Lawrence over Brock Purdy.