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Start Jacoby Brissett or Tyler Shough? Week 9

Updated Nov 2, 11:01 PM ET.

Start Tyler Shough over Jacoby Brissett

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Tyler Shough

QB · NO · vs CLE

Market projects
16.3
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs QB
15.4
8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share
100%
Through Week 7
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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 Tyler Shough?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Shough over Jacoby Brissett.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Tyler Shough over Jacoby Brissett in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Tyler Shough at 16.3 points and Jacoby Brissett at 16.0, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tyler Shough this week yet, so his 16.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (16.6 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 Tyler Shough at ADP 147 and Jacoby Brissett at 229.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Tyler Shough yet. His market-based projections were 16.6 and 16.0 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 16.3, 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 Tyler Shough 0.3 points ahead of Jacoby Brissett on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Tyler Shough and NO host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 15.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 221 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.7 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, Tyler Shough has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Shough is not on the injury report.

Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 7, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 296 times and threw an average of 7.3 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 4 against ATL: 74 of 74 snaps, 30 of 48 passes for 286 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 7 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 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, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 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 Tyler Shough?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Shough projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Shough over Jacoby Brissett.

  • Should I drop Tyler Shough for Jacoby Brissett?

    No. Keep Tyler Shough: he projects 151 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 9 games), Jacoby Brissett 125 (15.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Shough over Jacoby Brissett.

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