Start Tyler Huntley or Jacoby Brissett? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Jacoby Brissett over Tyler Huntley

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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

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Tyler Huntley

QB · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 13.2; recent weeks avg
BUF D vs QB: 22.3; 4th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tyler Huntley for Jacoby Brissett?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 137 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Tyler Huntley.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jacoby Brissett over Tyler Huntley in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 16.2 points and Tyler Huntley at 13.2, a gap of 3.1. 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. No player market is posted for Tyler Huntley this week yet, so his 13.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (11.6, 11.2 and 16.7); 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 Tyler Huntley yet. His market-based projections were 11.6, 11.2 and 16.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 13.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jacoby Brissett 3.1 points ahead of Tyler Huntley 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.

Tyler Huntley and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 299 yards and 2-3 touchdowns a game against BUF, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Huntley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Tyler Huntley 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, Tyler Huntley played 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 125 times and threw an average of 6.3 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Huntley, Week 4 against TEN: 31 of 64 snaps, 8 of 9 passes for 63 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 18 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 5 against ATL: 76 of 76 snaps, 24 of 32 passes for 201 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 22 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 6 against CLE: 57 of 57 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 165 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 7 against CIN: 67 of 67 snaps, 23 of 34 passes for 298 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 12 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, Tyler Huntley played 5 games for BAL and scored 40.1 PPR points, 8.0 a game, finishing QB47.

He completed 52 of 67 passes for 426 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 24 times for 151 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 26 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 Tyler Huntley for Jacoby Brissett?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jacoby Brissett projects 137 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Tyler Huntley.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Tyler Huntley?
No. Keep Jacoby Brissett: he projects 137 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (15.2 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Tyler Huntley.