Fernando Mendoza · Jacoby Brissett · 2026 week 1

Fernando Mendoza or Jacoby Brissett?

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

Start Jacoby Brissett — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Jacoby Brissett (LAC allow the 31st-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Fernando Mendoza	@ NO	16.6	27th · tough	–	81	healthy
Jacoby Brissett START	@ LAC	17.2	31st · tough	14.9	73	healthy

QBs vs NO recently: Brady Cook 4.7 pts (W16) · Cam Ward 17 pts (W17) · Kirk Cousins 10.2 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?

Fernando Mendoza carries the higher trade value — 81 against 73 (a 10% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Fernando Mendoza gets the most. Momentum: Fernando Mendoza -41 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.