Jared Goff · Trevor Lawrence · 2026 week 3

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 Trevor Lawrence — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Trevor Lawrence (NE allow the 31st-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 3	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jared Goff	vs NYJ	18.9	27th · tough	23.1	1,286	healthy
Trevor Lawrence START	vs NE	19.0	31st · tough	16.7	1,350	healthy

QBs vs NYJ recently: Cam Ward 11.7 pts (W1) · Jordan Love 13.8 pts (W2).

QBs vs NE recently: Drew Lock 12.8 pts (W1) · Aaron Rodgers 5 pts (W2).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Trevor Lawrence carries the higher trade value — 1,350 against 1,286 (a 5% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Trevor Lawrence gets the most. Momentum: Jared Goff +570 and Trevor Lawrence -558 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.