Start Trevor Lawrence or Jayden Daniels? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Trevor Lawrence over Jayden Daniels in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Trevor Lawrence at 17.8 points and Jayden Daniels at 17.3, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Trevor Lawrence at ADP 94 and Jayden Daniels at 83.

What the books imply

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

Player prop markets imply 17.8 fantasy points for Trevor Lawrence, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

That puts Trevor Lawrence 0.5 points ahead of Jayden Daniels on the books.

Week 2 matchups

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.

Trevor Lawrence and JAX visit DEN on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

DEN allowed 22.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 9th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns against DEN, with an interception.

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

Injury status

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Trevor Lawrence is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

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.

Through Week 1, Trevor Lawrence played 88 percent of JAX snaps, dropped back 24 times and threw an average of 10.5 air yards per attempt.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 1 against CLE: 50 of 57 snaps, 18 of 23 passes for 245 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Trevor Lawrence played 17 games for JAX and scored 350.2 PPR points, 20.6 a game, finishing QB4.

He completed 341 of 560 passes for 4007 yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, and ran 82 times for 359 yards and 9 touchdowns.

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

Trevor Lawrence, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 22 of 30 passes for 255 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 11 yards, 23.3 PPR points.

Trevor Lawrence, Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 69 of 69 snaps, 23 of 37 passes for 263 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 8 carries for 26 yards, 24.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Brock Purdy over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Caleb Williams over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Bo Nix over Trevor Lawrence.
• Start Brock Purdy over Trevor Lawrence.
• Start Caleb Williams over Trevor Lawrence.