Jalen Hurts · Jayden Daniels · 2026 week 1

Jalen Hurts or Jayden Daniels?

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

Start Jalen Hurts — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Jalen Hurts (WAS allow the 3rd-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jalen Hurts START	vs WAS	21.9	3rd · soft	17.1	2,671	healthy
Jayden Daniels	@ PHI	20.8	23rd	12.5	2,300	healthy

QBs vs WAS recently: Jalen Hurts 19.4 pts (W16) · Dak Prescott 22.7 pts (W17) · Tanner McKee 12.9 pts (W18).

QBs vs PHI recently: Marcus Mariota 3.7 pts (W16) · Josh Allen 23.2 pts (W17) · Josh Johnson 16.7 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jalen Hurts carries the higher trade value — 2,671 against 2,300 (a 14% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jalen Hurts gets the most. Momentum: Jalen Hurts +102 and Jayden Daniels -729 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.