C.J. Stroud · Jordan Love · 2026 week 1

C.J. Stroud or Jordan Love?

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

Start Jordan Love — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 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
C.J. Stroud	vs BUF	18.5	29th · tough	14.9	245	healthy
Jordan Love START	@ MIN	19.7	32nd · tough	13.3	659	healthy

QBs vs BUF recently: Shedeur Sanders 13.2 pts (W16) · Jalen Hurts 8.9 pts (W17) · Brady Cook 9.1 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?

Jordan Love carries the higher trade value — 659 against 245 (a 63% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jordan Love gets the most. Momentum: C.J. Stroud -119 and Jordan Love -2 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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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.