Jared Goff · Jayden Daniels · 2026 week 9

Jared Goff or Jayden Daniels?

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

Start Jared Goff — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Jared Goff (MIA allow the 3rd-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jared Goff START	@ MIA	20.0	3rd · soft	19	1,337	healthy
Jayden Daniels	vs LAR	18.7	20th	22.8	1,497	healthy

QBs vs MIA recently: Joe Burrow 24.6 pts (W5) · Geno Smith 24.5 pts (W7) · Drake Maye 22.5 pts (W8).

QBs vs LAR recently: Jacoby Brissett 7.9 pts (W6) · Kirk Cousins 20.4 pts (W7) · Justin Herbert 9.8 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Jared Goff projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Jared Goff faces MIA, 3rd most generous to QBs.
Jayden Daniels faces LAR, 20th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jayden Daniels carries the higher trade value — 1,497 against 1,337 (a 11% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jayden Daniels gets the most. Momentum: Jared Goff +31 and Jayden Daniels +292 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.