Jaxson Dart · Jayden Daniels · 2026 week 1

Jaxson Dart or Jayden Daniels?

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

Start Jaxson Dart — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Jaxson Dart (DAL allow the 1st-most QB points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Jaxson Dart START vs DAL 21.6 1st · soft 15.5 1,468 healthy
Jayden Daniels @ PHI 20.8 23rd 12.5 2,300 healthy

QBs vs DAL recently: Justin Herbert 30.2 pts (W16) · Josh Johnson 8.9 pts (W17) · Jaxson Dart 20.4 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?

Jayden Daniels carries the higher trade value — 2,300 against 1,468 (a 36% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jayden Daniels gets the most. Momentum: Jaxson Dart -28 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.