J.J. McCarthy · Kyler Murray · 2026 week 9

J.J. McCarthy or Kyler Murray?

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

Start J.J. McCarthy — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans J.J. McCarthy (PHI allow the 10th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
J.J. McCarthy START	@ PHI	15.9	10th	9.2	163	healthy
Kyler Murray	@ GB	15.7	27th · tough	17.7	167	Questionable

QBs vs PHI recently: Bryce Young 19.8 pts (W6) · Dak Prescott 23.3 pts (W7) · Jayden Daniels 15 pts (W8).

QBs vs GB recently: Dak Prescott 13 pts (W6) · Jared Goff 18 pts (W7) · Bryce Young 11.4 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.2 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
J.J. McCarthy faces PHI, 10th most generous to QBs.
Kyler Murray faces GB, 27th most generous to QBs.
Kyler Murray is flagged WATCH.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Kyler Murray carries the higher trade value — 167 against 163 (a 2% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Kyler Murray gets the most. Momentum: J.J. McCarthy +163 and Kyler Murray -154 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.