Aaron Rodgers · Cam Ward · 2026 week 1

Aaron Rodgers or Cam Ward?

Wondering who you should start this week — Aaron Rodgers or Cam Ward? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Aaron Rodgers — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Aaron Rodgers (ATL allow the 16th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Aaron Rodgers START	vs ATL	17.6	16th	13.5	126	healthy
Cam Ward	vs NYJ	17.1	4th · soft	14.7	222	healthy

QBs vs ATL recently: Jacoby Brissett 11.6 pts (W16) · Matthew Stafford 15.8 pts (W17) · Tyler Shough 22.8 pts (W18).

QBs vs NYJ recently: Tyler Shough 17.1 pts (W16) · Drake Maye 32.4 pts (W17) · Mitchell Trubisky 28.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Cam Ward carries the higher trade value — 222 against 126 (a 43% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Cam Ward gets the most. Momentum: Aaron Rodgers +32 and Cam Ward -87 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.