Cam Ward · Daniel Jones · 2026 week 1

Cam Ward or Daniel Jones?

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

Start Daniel Jones — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.9 points. The matchup leans Daniel Jones (BAL allow the 12th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Cam Ward	vs NYJ	17.1	4th · soft	14.7	222	healthy
Daniel Jones START	vs BAL	18.0	12th	11.6	178	healthy

QBs vs NYJ recently: Tyler Shough 17.1 pts (W16) · Drake Maye 32.4 pts (W17) · Mitchell Trubisky 28.9 pts (W18).

QBs vs BAL recently: Drake Maye 24.7 pts (W16) · Malik Willis 31.5 pts (W17) · Aaron Rodgers 17.8 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Cam Ward carries the higher trade value — 222 against 178 (a 20% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Cam Ward gets the most. Momentum: Cam Ward -87 and Daniel Jones -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.