Aaron Rodgers · Daniel Jones · 2026 week 9

Aaron Rodgers or Daniel Jones?

Wondering who you should start this week — Aaron Rodgers or Daniel Jones? 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 0.6 points. The matchup leans Aaron Rodgers (CIN allow the 14th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Aaron Rodgers START	@ CIN	15.6	14th	12	208	healthy
Daniel Jones	vs DAL	15.0	6th · soft	9.6	64	healthy

QBs vs CIN recently: Malik Willis 20.9 pts (W5) · Tyler Huntley 16.1 pts (W7) · Cam Ward 26.3 pts (W8).

QBs vs DAL recently: Jordan Love 21.2 pts (W6) · Tanner McKee 11.5 pts (W7) · Gardner Minshew II 19.5 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.6 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Aaron Rodgers faces CIN, 14th most generous to QBs.
Daniel Jones faces DAL, 6th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Aaron Rodgers carries the higher trade value — 208 against 64 (a 69% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Aaron Rodgers gets the most. Momentum: Aaron Rodgers +189 and Daniel Jones -34 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.