Baker Mayfield · Jordan Love · 2026 week 9

Baker Mayfield or Jordan Love?

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

Start Jordan Love — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Jordan Love (NE allow the 22nd-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Baker Mayfield	@ CHI	16.2	8th · soft	6.8	169	healthy
Jordan Love START	@ NE	17.4	22nd	20.6	1,434	healthy

QBs vs CHI recently: Michael Penix Jr. 23.1 pts (W6) · Drake Maye 28.4 pts (W7) · Sam Darnold 18.5 pts (W8).

QBs vs NE recently: Geno Smith 13 pts (W6) · Caleb Williams 22.1 pts (W7) · Malik Willis 15.6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Jordan Love projects 1.2 points higher in PPR.
Baker Mayfield faces CHI, 8th most generous to QBs.
Jordan Love faces NE, 22nd most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jordan Love carries the higher trade value — 1,434 against 169 (a 88% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jordan Love gets the most. Momentum: Baker Mayfield +64 and Jordan Love +1035 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.