Jayden Daniels QB

WAS · Out — Elbow — Week 2 at DAL, who allow the 4th-most points to QBs — recently Jaxson Dart put up 26.6 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Jayden Daniels

17.7 PPR points against PHI on 18/34, 164 pass yd, 2 TD · 5 car, 31 yd — right on his 19.0 projection (-1.3). The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Jayden Daniels this week?

Jayden Daniels projects 20.2 PPR points in week 2 at DAL — the 4th-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 17.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at QB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 2 angle vs DAL: 230 passing yards a game allowed (7.93/attempt) · 3 passing TDs/gm · 2 sacks and 0 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 54 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 4th-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how DAL defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs PHI: 17.7 pts · 5 car · 70 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
20.2
PPR · 20.2 std
Matchup
4th
DAL vs QBs
Trade value
1,875
#67 overall · -1070/30d
Form
17.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 100% offensive snaps · 25.5 attempts/game, 56.9% completions, 5.1 yards/attempt, 130 passing yards/game, 3 TD to 0 INT · 6 carries/game. 2025 baseline (7 games): 90.3% offensive snaps, 26.9 attempts/game, 60.6% completions, 6.7 yards/attempt, 180.3 passing yards/game, 8 TD to 3 INT, 8.3 carries/game. (2025) Passing-TD luck: 8 thrown vs 8.5 expected. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 10.6 · median 20.5 · ceiling 29.6 — 91% chance of 10+, 77% of 15+, 53% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ DAL Sun, Sep 20 20.220.220.2 4th · soft
W3vs SEA Sun, Sep 27 14.914.914.9 24th
W4vs IND Sun, Oct 4 17.817.817.8 7th · soft
W5vs NYG Sun, Oct 11 18.818.818.8 19th
W6@ SF Mon, Oct 19 19.319.319.3 31st · tough
W8vs PHI Sun, Nov 1 16.216.216.2 14th

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1PHI18/34, 164 pass yd, 2 TD · 5 car, 31 yd 17.717.717.7
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.