Baker Mayfield · Jacoby Brissett · 2026 week 4

Baker Mayfield or Jacoby Brissett?

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

Start Baker Mayfield — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Baker Mayfield (CAR allow the 9th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 4	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Baker Mayfield START	@ CAR	16.1	9th	12.4	196	Out
Jacoby Brissett	@ NYG	15.8	16th	16.5	118	healthy

QBs vs CAR recently: Caleb Williams 37.3 pts (W1) · Cooper Rush 1.4 pts (W2) · Deshaun Watson 20.3 pts (W3).

QBs vs NYG recently: Dak Prescott 15.4 pts (W1) · Matthew Stafford 28 pts (W2) · Cam Ward 10.4 pts (W3).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Baker Mayfield faces CAR, 9th most generous to QBs.
Baker Mayfield is flagged OUT.
Jacoby Brissett faces NYG, 16th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Baker Mayfield carries the higher trade value — 196 against 118 (a 40% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Baker Mayfield gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield -335 and Jacoby Brissett +53 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.