Brock Purdy · Jared Goff · 2026 week 1

Brock Purdy or Jared Goff?

Start Jared Goff — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Jared Goff (NO allow the 27th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brock Purdy	@ LAR	18.6	19th	25.3	977	healthy
Jared Goff START	vs NO	19.1	27th · tough	15.6	658	healthy

QBs vs LAR recently: Sam Darnold 21.5 pts (W16) · Kirk Cousins 9.1 pts (W17) · Jacoby Brissett 16.6 pts (W18).

QBs vs NO recently: Brady Cook 4.7 pts (W16) · Cam Ward 17 pts (W17) · Kirk Cousins 10.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Brock Purdy carries the higher trade value — 977 against 658 (a 33% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brock Purdy gets the most. Momentum: Brock Purdy +214 and Jared Goff +19 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.