Start Jaxson Dart or Jordan Love? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Jaxson Dart over Jordan Love in Week 1.

Jordan Love is priced by the books at 7.2 projected points and Jaxson Dart is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Jaxson Dart at ADP 121 and Jordan Love at 135.

What the books imply

No sportsbook posted a player market for Jaxson Dart in Week 1.

Player prop markets imply 7.2 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 25 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Week 1 matchups

Jaxson Dart and NYG host DAL.

DAL allowed 26.6 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns against DAL, with no interceptions.

Jordan Love and GB visit MIN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIN allowed 20.5 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 387 yards and 2 touchdowns against MIN, with an interception.

By points allowed to the position, Jaxson Dart has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jaxson Dart was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Jordan Love was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jaxson Dart played 14 games for NYG and scored 246.6 PPR points, 17.6 a game, finishing QB14.

He completed 216 of 339 passes for 2272 yards, 15 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran 86 times for 487 yards and 9 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jaxson Dart, Week 18 of 2025 against DAL: 22 of 32 passes for 230 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 32 yards, 20.4 PPR points.

Jaxson Dart, Week 17 of 2025 against LV: 64 of 64 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 207 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 48 yards, 25.1 PPR points.

Jaxson Dart, Week 16 of 2025 against MIN: 56 of 56 snaps, 7 of 13 passes for 33 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 7 yards, 1.0 PPR points.

In 2025, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Jordan Love, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 26 of 72 snaps, 8 of 13 passes for 77 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards, 3.8 PPR points.

Jordan Love, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 24 of 40 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 29 yards, 15.9 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Jaxson Dart scored 26.6 PPR points and Jordan Love scored 20.5.

The call was right: Jaxson Dart outscored Jordan Love by 6.1.

Jaxson Dart, Week 1 against DAL: 69 of 69 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 11 carries for 54 yards, 26.6 PPR points.

Jaxson Dart finished as the week's QB4 in PPR scoring.

Jordan Love finished 13.3 points above the 7.2 the props implied.

Jordan Love, Week 1 against MIN: 68 of 68 snaps, 21 of 42 passes for 387 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards, 20.5 PPR points.

Jordan Love finished as the week's QB11 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Jaxson Dart over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Jaxson Dart over Bo Nix.
• Start Justin Herbert over Jaxson Dart.
• Start Baker Mayfield over Jordan Love.
• Start Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Daniel Jones over Jordan Love.