Brock Purdy · Trevor Lawrence · 2026 week 1

Brock Purdy or Trevor Lawrence?

Start Trevor Lawrence — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Trevor Lawrence (CLE allow the 28th-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
Trevor Lawrence START	vs CLE	19.6	28th · tough	26.2	1,381	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 CLE recently: Josh Allen 6.9 pts (W16) · Aaron Rodgers 7.3 pts (W17) · Joe Burrow 22.1 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Trevor Lawrence carries the higher trade value — 1,381 against 977 (a 29% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Trevor Lawrence gets the most. Momentum: Brock Purdy +214 and Trevor Lawrence +81 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.