Start Jordan Love or Malik Willis? Week 1

Our Week 1 call

Start Jordan Love over Malik Willis in Week 1.

Jordan Love is priced by the books at -0.5 projected points. Malik Willis has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Jordan Love at ADP 141 and Malik Willis at 173. Market coverage on Jordan Love is 67 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply -0.5 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 67 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for Malik Willis in Week 1.

Week 1 matchups

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

MIN allowed 20.5 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 387 yards and 2 touchdowns against MIN, with an interception.

Malik Willis and MIA visit LV.

LV allowed 17.7 fantasy points to QBs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and no touchdowns against LV, with an interception.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Love was not on the injury report when the call was made.

Malik Willis was not on the injury report when the call was made.

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.

Jordan Love, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 26 of 72 snaps, 8 of 13 passes for 77 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards, 3.8 PPR points.

Jordan Love, Week 15 of 2025 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 24 of 40 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 29 yards, 15.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Malik Willis played 4 games for GB and scored 51.2 PPR points, 12.8 a game, finishing QB45.

He completed 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 22 times for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 10 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Malik Willis, Week 17 of 2025 against BAL: 39 of 47 snaps, 18 of 21 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 60 yards, 31.5 PPR points.

Malik Willis, Week 16 of 2025 against CHI: 46 of 72 snaps, 9 of 11 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 10 carries for 44 yards, 13.2 PPR points.

How Week 1 went

Jordan Love scored 20.5 PPR points and Malik Willis scored 17.7.

The call was right: Jordan Love outscored Malik Willis by 2.8.

Jordan Love finished 21.0 points above the -0.5 the props implied.

Jordan Love, Week 1 against MIN: 68 of 68 snaps, 21 of 42 passes for 387 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 0 yards, 20.5 PPR points.

Jordan Love finished as the week's QB11 in PPR scoring.

Malik Willis, Week 1 against LV: 56 of 56 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 6 carries for 39 yards, 17.7 PPR points.

Malik Willis finished as the week's QB13 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 1 calls

• Start Baker Mayfield over Jordan Love.
• Start Jordan Love over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Daniel Jones over Jordan Love.
• Start Bryce Young over Malik Willis.
• Start Cam Ward over Malik Willis.
• Start Malik Willis over C.J. Stroud.