Start Trevor Lawrence or Jacoby Brissett? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:56 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Trevor Lawrence over Jacoby Brissett

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Trevor Lawrence

QB · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 16.7; recent weeks avg
IND D vs QB: 18.1; 12th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 84 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 6

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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 Trevor Lawrence?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Trevor Lawrence projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Trevor Lawrence over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Trevor Lawrence over Jacoby Brissett in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Trevor Lawrence at 16.7 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Trevor Lawrence this week yet, so his 16.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (16.8 and 16.5); 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. Drafters take Trevor Lawrence at ADP 97 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Trevor Lawrence yet. His market-based projections were 16.8 and 16.5 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 16.7, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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.

That puts Trevor Lawrence 0.5 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Trevor Lawrence and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 18.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 227 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against IND, with 0.3 interceptions a game.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Trevor Lawrence is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Trevor Lawrence played 97 percent of JAX snaps, dropped back 200 times and threw an average of 8.2 air yards per attempt.

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.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 5 against PHI: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 39 passes for 331 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 25 yards.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 6 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 41 passes for 306 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 12 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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 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 Trevor Lawrence?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Trevor Lawrence projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Trevor Lawrence over Jacoby Brissett.
Should I drop Trevor Lawrence for Jacoby Brissett?
No. Keep Trevor Lawrence: he projects 172 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (17.2 a game over 10 games), Jacoby Brissett 138 (15.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Trevor Lawrence over Jacoby Brissett.