Baker Mayfield · Jaxson Dart · 2026 week 1

Baker Mayfield or Jaxson Dart?

Start Jaxson Dart — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Jaxson Dart (DAL allow the 1st-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	641	healthy
Jaxson Dart START	vs DAL	20.6	1st · soft	15.5	847	healthy

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

QBs vs DAL recently: Justin Herbert 30.2 pts (W16) · Josh Johnson 8.9 pts (W17) · Jaxson Dart 20.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jaxson Dart carries the higher trade value — 847 against 641 (a 24% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jaxson Dart gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield +213 and Jaxson Dart -79 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.