Start Jaxson Dart or Patrick Mahomes? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Jaxson Dart over Patrick Mahomes in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Jaxson Dart at 19.6 points and Patrick Mahomes at 16.0, a gap of 3.6. Both numbers are scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Drafters take Jaxson Dart at ADP 120 and Patrick Mahomes at 111.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 16.0 fantasy points for Patrick Mahomes, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 19.6 fantasy points for Jaxson Dart, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Jaxson Dart 3.6 points ahead of Patrick Mahomes on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Patrick Mahomes and KC host IND on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

IND allowed 25.0 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 7th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 324 yards and a touchdown against IND, with no interceptions.

Jaxson Dart and NYG visit LAR on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAR allowed 22.1 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 10th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 205 yards and 3 touchdowns against LAR, with an interception.

By points allowed to the position, Patrick Mahomes has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Patrick Mahomes is not on the injury report.

Jaxson Dart is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Patrick Mahomes played 100 percent of KC snaps, dropped back 33 times and threw an average of 4.9 air yards per attempt.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 1 against DEN: 69 of 69 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 184 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Through Week 1, Jaxson Dart played 100 percent of NYG snaps, dropped back 33 times and threw an average of 8.4 air yards per attempt.

Jaxson Dart, Week 1 against DAL: 69 of 69 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 230 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 59 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Patrick Mahomes played 14 games for KC and scored 296.7 PPR points, 21.2 a game, finishing QB11.

He completed 315 of 502 passes for 3587 yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 64 times for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Patrick Mahomes, Week 15 of 2025 against LAC: 56 of 61 snaps, 16 of 28 passes for 189 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 15 yards, 14.1 PPR points.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Baker Mayfield over Patrick Mahomes.
• Start Bo Nix over Patrick Mahomes.
• Start Jared Goff over Patrick Mahomes.
• Start Jaxson Dart over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Jaxson Dart over Bo Nix.
• Start Jaxson Dart over Jordan Love.