Baker Mayfield · Jordan Love · 2026 week 1

Baker Mayfield or Jordan Love?

Start Baker Mayfield — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Baker Mayfield (CIN allow the 8th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Baker Mayfield START	@ CIN	19.8	8th · soft	15.8	572	healthy
Jordan Love	@ MIN	19.0	32nd · tough	13.3	643	healthy

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

QBs vs MIN recently: Jaxson Dart 1 pts (W16) · Jared Goff 4.1 pts (W17) · Clayton Tune 3.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jordan Love carries the higher trade value — 643 against 572 (a 11% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jordan Love gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield +177 and Jordan Love +2 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.