Trevor Lawrence QB

JAX — Week 2 at DEN, who allow the 9th-most points to QBs — recently Patrick Mahomes put up 22.7 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: Trevor Lawrence

26.1 PPR points against CLE on 18/23, 245 pass yd, 4 TD · 2 car, 3 yd — beat his 17.8 projection by 8.3. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start Trevor Lawrence this week?

Trevor Lawrence projects 17.2 PPR points in week 2 at DEN — the 9th-ranked matchup for QBs, averaging 26.1 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 DEN: 184 passing yards a game allowed (6.81/attempt) · 2 passing TDs/gm · 2 sacks and 1 INTs/gm · a soft spot for rushing QBs — 23 QB rush yds/gm — all of it adding up to the 9th-most fantasy points allowed to QBs. Receipts and the full profile: how DEN defends QBs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs CLE: 26.1 pts · 2 car · 50 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
17.2
PPR · 17.2 std
Matchup
9th
DEN vs QBs
Trade value
2,290
#58 overall · +167/30d
Form
26.1
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 88% offensive snaps · 26 attempts/game, 67.3% completions, 8.3 yards/attempt, 217 passing yards/game, 4 TD to 1 INT · 2 carries/game. 2025 baseline (17 games): 96.7% offensive snaps, 32.9 attempts/game, 60.9% completions, 7.2 yards/attempt, 235.7 passing yards/game, 29 TD to 12 INT, 4.8 carries/game. (2025) Passing-TD luck: 29 thrown vs 33 expected. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 7.6 · median 17.1 · ceiling 25.4 — 85% chance of 10+, 65% of 15+, 35% 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@ DEN Sun, Sep 20 17.217.217.2 9th
W3vs NE Sun, Sep 27 20.020.020.0 23rd
W4@ CIN Sun, Oct 4 21.121.121.1 27th · tough
W5vs PHI Sun, Oct 11 16.916.916.9 14th
W6vs HOU Sun, Oct 18 17.817.817.8 2nd · soft
W8vs IND Sun, Nov 1 18.518.518.5 7th · soft

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1CLE18/23, 245 pass yd, 4 TD · 2 car, 3 yd 26.126.126.1
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.