Start Lamar Jackson or Jayden Daniels? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Lamar Jackson over Jayden Daniels in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Lamar Jackson at 22.2 points and Jayden Daniels at 17.3, a gap of 4.9. 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 Lamar Jackson at ADP 57 and Jayden Daniels at 83.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 22.2 fantasy points for Lamar Jackson, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 17.3 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Lamar Jackson 4.9 points ahead of Jayden Daniels on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Lamar Jackson and BAL host NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 16.4 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 206 yards and 2 touchdowns against NO, with no interceptions.

Jayden Daniels and WAS visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

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.

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

Injury status

Lamar Jackson is not on the injury report.

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Lamar Jackson played 100 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 29 times and threw an average of 11.3 air yards per attempt.

Lamar Jackson, Week 1 against IND: 68 of 68 snaps, 17 of 24 passes for 324 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 43 yards.

Through Week 1, Jayden Daniels played 100 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 38 times and threw an average of 9.3 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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Lamar Jackson played 13 games for BAL and scored 221.9 PPR points, 17.1 a game, finishing QB20.

He completed 192 of 302 passes for 2549 yards, 21 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 67 times for 349 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 92 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Lamar Jackson, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 11 of 18 passes for 238 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 9 yards, 21.4 PPR points.

Lamar Jackson, Week 16 of 2025 against NE: 26 of 55 snaps, 7 of 10 passes for 101 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards, 4.7 PPR points.

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 2 calls

• Start Lamar Jackson over Dak Prescott.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Drake Maye.
• Start Lamar Jackson over Jalen Hurts.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Caleb Williams over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.