Baker Mayfield · Jameis Winston · 2026 week 5

Baker Mayfield or Jameis Winston?

Wondering who you should start this week — Baker Mayfield or Jameis Winston? 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 0.2 points. The matchup leans Baker Mayfield (CAR allow the 7th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Baker Mayfield START	@ CAR	14.9	7th · soft	12.4	96	Out
Jameis Winston	@ WAS	14.7	3rd · soft	9.9	51	healthy

QBs vs CAR recently: Cooper Rush 1.4 pts (W2) · Deshaun Watson 20.3 pts (W3) · Jared Goff 20.5 pts (W4).

QBs vs WAS recently: Dak Prescott 29.8 pts (W2) · Sam Darnold 29.7 pts (W3) · Daniel Jones 8.9 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Baker Mayfield faces CAR, 7th most generous to QBs.
Baker Mayfield is flagged OUT.
Jameis Winston faces WAS, 3rd most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Baker Mayfield carries the higher trade value — 96 against 51 (a 47% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Baker Mayfield gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield -726 and Jameis Winston +51 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.