Baker Mayfield · Dak Prescott · 2026 week 1

Baker Mayfield or Dak Prescott?

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

Start Dak Prescott — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Dak Prescott (NYG allow the 11th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Baker Mayfield	@ CIN	19.8	8th · soft	15.8	1,033	healthy
Dak Prescott START	@ NYG	21.1	11th	14.2	2,021	healthy

QBs vs CIN recently: Quinn Ewers 8.9 pts (W16) · Jacoby Brissett 16.5 pts (W17) · Shedeur Sanders 5 pts (W18).

QBs vs NYG recently: J.J. McCarthy 9.3 pts (W16) · Geno Smith 9.1 pts (W17) · Joe Milton 6.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dak Prescott carries the higher trade value — 2,021 against 1,033 (a 49% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dak Prescott gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield +162 and Dak Prescott +41 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.