Jared Goff · Trevor Lawrence · 2026 week 9

Jared Goff or Trevor Lawrence?

Wondering who you should start this week — Jared Goff or Trevor Lawrence? 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 0.2 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	19.7	3rd · soft	19	1,575	healthy
Trevor Lawrence	@ BAL	19.5	13th	23.5	2,222	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 BAL recently: Deshaun Watson 9.5 pts (W6) · Joe Burrow 28.9 pts (W7) · Josh Allen 27.6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Jared Goff has the higher floor (9.7) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Trevor Lawrence has the higher ceiling (29.3) — the play if you need points.
Jared Goff faces MIA, 3rd most generous to QBs.
Trevor Lawrence faces BAL, 13th most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Trevor Lawrence carries the higher trade value — 2,222 against 1,575 (a 29% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Trevor Lawrence gets the most. Momentum: Jared Goff -27 and Trevor Lawrence +592 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.