Aaron Rodgers · C.J. Stroud · 2026 week 1

Aaron Rodgers or C.J. Stroud?

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

Start C.J. Stroud — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans C.J. Stroud (BUF allow the 29th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Aaron Rodgers	vs ATL	17.6	16th	13.5	126	healthy
C.J. Stroud START	vs BUF	18.5	29th · tough	14.9	245	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 BUF recently: Shedeur Sanders 13.2 pts (W16) · Jalen Hurts 8.9 pts (W17) · Brady Cook 9.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

C.J. Stroud carries the higher trade value — 245 against 126 (a 49% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving C.J. Stroud gets the most. Momentum: Aaron Rodgers +32 and C.J. Stroud -119 over the last 30 days.

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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.