C.J. Stroud · Jared Goff · 2026 week 8

C.J. Stroud or Jared Goff?

Wondering who you should start this week — C.J. Stroud or Jared Goff? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Jared Goff — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jared Goff (MIN allow the 32nd-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
C.J. Stroud	@ LAC	16.1	26th · tough	20.5	714	healthy
Jared Goff START	vs MIN	16.3	32nd · tough	22.5	1,449	healthy

QBs vs LAC recently: Sam Darnold 14.3 pts (W4) · Bo Nix 7.9 pts (W5) · Patrick Mahomes 11.5 pts (W6).

QBs vs MIN recently: Malik Willis 2.5 pts (W4) · Tyler Shough 1.8 pts (W5) · Daniel Jones 4.6 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
C.J. Stroud faces LAC, 26th most generous to QBs.
Jared Goff faces MIN, 32nd most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jared Goff carries the higher trade value — 1,449 against 714 (a 51% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jared Goff gets the most. Momentum: C.J. Stroud +466 and Jared Goff +422 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.