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Start Jordan Love or Justin Herbert? Week 9

Updated Nov 4, 5:41 PM ET.

Start Jordan Love over Justin Herbert

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Jordan Love

QB · GB · at NE

Market projects
16.7
fantasy pts
NE D vs QB
15.7
10th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
62 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8
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Justin Herbert

QB · LAC · vs HOU

Market projects
11.9
fantasy pts
HOU D vs QB
18.5
13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
74 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Justin Herbert for Jordan Love?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Love projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Justin Herbert 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Love over Justin Herbert, 16.7 to 11.9 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Jordan Love over Justin Herbert in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jordan Love at 16.7 points and Justin Herbert at 11.9, a gap of 4.8. Drafters take Jordan Love at ADP 152 and Justin Herbert at 112.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.7 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 275 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 4 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (12, 15, 12 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for Justin Herbert, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Justin Herbert is 206 passing yards, 0-1 passing touchdowns, 23 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (14, 14, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Jordan Love 4.8 points ahead of Justin Herbert on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

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

NE allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 236 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against NE, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Justin Herbert and LAC host HOU on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Justin Herbert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Love is not on the injury report.

Justin Herbert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Jordan Love played 100 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 327 times and threw an average of 9.2 air yards per attempt.

Jordan Love, Week 5 against CHI: 59 of 61 snaps, 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 6 against DAL: 75 of 75 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 7 against DET: 67 of 67 snaps, 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Jordan Love, Week 8 against CAR: 69 of 69 snaps, 30 of 41 passes for 288 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Through Week 8, Justin Herbert played 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 255 times and threw an average of 7.4 air yards per attempt.

Justin Herbert, Week 4 against SEA: 71 of 71 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 189 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 5 against DEN: 67 of 67 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 54 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 6 against KC: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 26 yards.

Justin Herbert, Week 8 against LAR: 61 of 61 snaps, 24 of 31 passes for 257 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 15 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Justin Herbert played 16 games for LAC and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.

He completed 340 of 512 passes for 3727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Justin Herbert for Jordan Love?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Love projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Justin Herbert 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Love over Justin Herbert, 16.7 to 11.9 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Jordan Love for Justin Herbert?

    No. Keep Jordan Love: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Justin Herbert 122 (13.6 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Jordan Love over Justin Herbert, 16.7 to 11.9 projected PPR points.

Week 9 on the board

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