Jayden Daniels · Jordan Love · 2026 week 9

Jayden Daniels or Jordan Love?

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

Start Jayden Daniels — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.3 points. The matchup leans Jayden Daniels (LAR allow the 20th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Jayden Daniels START	vs LAR	18.4	20th	22.8	1,603	healthy
Jordan Love	@ NE	17.1	22nd	20.6	1,727	healthy

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

QBs vs NE recently: Geno Smith 13 pts (W6) · Caleb Williams 22.1 pts (W7) · Malik Willis 15.6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Jayden Daniels projects 1.3 points higher in PPR.
Jayden Daniels faces LAR, 20th most generous to QBs.
Jordan Love faces NE, 22nd most generous to QBs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jordan Love carries the higher trade value — 1,727 against 1,603 (a 7% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jordan Love gets the most. Momentum: Jayden Daniels +331 and Jordan Love +1258 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.