Jacoby Brissett · Joe Milton · 2026 week 9

Jacoby Brissett or Joe Milton?

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

Start Joe Milton — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Joe Milton (NYG allow the 7th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jacoby Brissett	vs LAC	11.7	26th · tough	9.6	111	healthy
Joe Milton START	vs NYG	12.5	7th · soft	–	111	healthy

QBs vs LAC recently: Bo Nix 7.9 pts (W5) · Patrick Mahomes 11.5 pts (W6) · Matthew Stafford 9.3 pts (W8).

QBs vs NYG recently: Jayden Daniels 32.3 pts (W5) · Tyler Shough 27 pts (W6) · C.J. Stroud 16.5 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.8 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jacoby Brissett faces LAC, 26th most generous to QBs.
Joe Milton faces NYG, 7th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Their trade values are effectively even — a one-for-one is a fair swap on the numbers. Momentum: Jacoby Brissett -109 and Joe Milton +102 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.