Bryce Young · Jalen Hurts · 2026 week 5

Bryce Young or Jalen Hurts?

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

Start Bryce Young — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Bryce Young (PHI allow the 10th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 5	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Bryce Young START	@ PHI	16.6	10th	20.1	795	healthy
Jalen Hurts	@ JAX	15.5	22nd	15.1	1,294	healthy

QBs vs PHI recently: Cam Ward 20 pts (W2) · Case Keenum 24.5 pts (W3) · Matthew Stafford 11.7 pts (W4).

QBs vs JAX recently: Bo Nix 15.1 pts (W2) · Drake Maye 5.8 pts (W3) · Joe Burrow 25.7 pts (W4).

🎓 The coach's read

Bryce Young projects 1.1 points higher in PPR.
Bryce Young faces PHI, 10th most generous to QBs.
Jalen Hurts faces JAX, 22nd most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jalen Hurts carries the higher trade value — 1,294 against 795 (a 39% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jalen Hurts gets the most. Momentum: Bryce Young +648 and Jalen Hurts -1339 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.