Brock Purdy · Jordan Love · 2026 week 1

Brock Purdy or Jordan Love?

Start Jordan Love — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.4 points. The matchup leans Jordan Love (MIN allow the 32nd-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
Jordan Love START	@ MIN	19.0	32nd · tough	13.3	643	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 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?

Brock Purdy carries the higher trade value — 977 against 643 (a 34% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brock Purdy gets the most. Momentum: Brock Purdy +214 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.