Jalen Hurts · Lamar Jackson · 2026 week 1

Jalen Hurts or Lamar Jackson?

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

Start Lamar Jackson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans Lamar Jackson (IND allow the 13th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jalen Hurts	vs WAS	21.9	3rd · soft	17.1	2,575	healthy
Lamar Jackson START	@ IND	22.6	13th	13.9	4,197	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 IND recently: Brock Purdy 31.9 pts (W16) · Trevor Lawrence 24.1 pts (W17) · C.J. Stroud 17.3 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Lamar Jackson carries the higher trade value — 4,197 against 2,575 (a 39% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Lamar Jackson gets the most. Momentum: Jalen Hurts +45 and Lamar Jackson -167 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.