Start Jared Goff or Jayden Daniels? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 1:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Daniels projects lower, 18.5 to 18.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 74 for Daniels, 106 for Goff.

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Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 18.5; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs QB: 20.0; 9th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 6

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Jared Goff

QB · DET · vs MIN

Market projects: 18.6; fantasy pts
MIN D vs QB: 8.8; fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 25 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 99%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jared Goff for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games), Jared Goff 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Jared Goff.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jayden Daniels over Jared Goff in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jayden Daniels at 18.5 points and Jared Goff at 18.6, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jayden Daniels still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 74 against 106, and that outweighs a gap this size. Jared Goff's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Jayden Daniels this week yet, so his 18.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (17.8 and 19.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.6 fantasy points for Jared Goff, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jared Goff is 266 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (10, 12 and 13 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Jayden Daniels yet. His market-based projections were 17.8 and 19.2 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 18.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jared Goff 0.1 points ahead of Jayden Daniels on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jared Goff and DET host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 8.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 181 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions a game.

Jayden Daniels and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 20.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 248 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against PHI, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jayden Daniels has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jared Goff is not on the injury report.

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 240 times and threw an average of 7.9 air yards per attempt.

Jared Goff, Week 3 against NYJ: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 32 passes for 269 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 7 against GB: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 303 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Jayden Daniels played 88 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 143 times and threw an average of 8.5 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 1 against PHI: 70 of 70 snaps, 18 of 34 passes for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 31 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 69 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 6 against SF: 67 of 67 snaps, 29 of 38 passes for 300 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.

He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 Jared Goff for Jayden Daniels?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games), Jared Goff 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Jared Goff.
Should I drop Jayden Daniels for Jared Goff?
No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 185 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (18.5 a game over 10 games), Jared Goff 169 (16.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Jared Goff.