Daniel Jones · Jacoby Brissett · 2026 week 1

Daniel Jones or Jacoby Brissett?

Wondering who you should start this week — Daniel Jones or Jacoby Brissett? 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 0.8 points. The matchup leans Daniel Jones (BAL allow the 12th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Daniel Jones START vs BAL 18.0 12th 11.6 178 healthy
Jacoby Brissett @ LAC 17.2 31st · tough 14.9 73 healthy

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

QBs vs LAC recently: Dak Prescott 19.2 pts (W16) · C.J. Stroud 15.8 pts (W17) · Bo Nix 10.5 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Daniel Jones carries the higher trade value — 178 against 73 (a 59% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Daniel Jones gets the most. Momentum: Daniel Jones -81 and Jacoby Brissett -42 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.