Start Tyler Shough or Jaxson Dart? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Jaxson Dart over Tyler Shough
- DAL D vs QB
- 26.6
- 4th most to QBs (2026)
- DET D vs QB
- 25.2
- 6th most to QBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Jaxson Dart over Tyler Shough in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Jaxson Dart at ADP 122 and Tyler Shough at 139.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Jaxson Dart in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Tyler Shough in Week 1.
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.
Tyler Shough and NO visit DET.
DET allowed 25.2 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 6th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 410 yards and 3 touchdowns against DET, with 2 interceptions.
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.
Tyler Shough 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, 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.
Tyler Shough, Week 18 of 2025 against ATL: 23 of 35 passes for 259 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 34 yards, 22.8 PPR points.
Tyler Shough, Week 17 of 2025 against TEN: 53 of 54 snaps, 22 of 27 passes for 333 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 6 yards, 21.9 PPR points.
Tyler Shough, Week 16 of 2025 against NYJ: 76 of 78 snaps, 32 of 49 passes for 308 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards, 17.1 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
QB10 · NO · bye 8
2025 vs pass td line 3-7
- Overall rank
- 27
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 1
Ranked behind
QB17 · NYG · bye 8
2025 vs pass td line 5-7
- Overall rank
- 40
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 1
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board13
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 1
- Board size244 draftable players
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