Start Jacoby Brissett. Brissett is projected for 17.4 PPR points vs 15.4 for Caleb Williams, and faces the 8th-softest defense against QBs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| Jacoby Brissett QB · ARI | Caleb Williams QB · CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 17.4 | 15.4 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 14.9 | 11.3 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 19.3 | 16.8 |
| StatChasers projection | 19.3 (QB7) | 16.8 (QB15) |
| Opponent | vs DAL | vs SEA |
| Opponent vs. position | 8th-softest (20.0 pts/g allowed) | 2nd-toughest (11.6 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 1% target share (last 3) | — |
| Position | QB | QB |
| Our call | START · QB1 | FLEX · Streamer |
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Start Jacoby Brissett. Brissett projects for 17.4 PPR points vs DAL, against 15.4 for Caleb Williams vs SEA: a 2.0-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
Jacoby Brissett is projected to score more: 17.4 PPR points to 15.4 for Caleb Williams.
The sources range from 14.9 to 19.3 for Brissett and from 11.3 to 16.8 for Williams. The ranges overlap, so Williams outscoring Brissett is a realistic result.
Jacoby Brissett is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Brissett at 14.9 PPR points, against 11.3 for Caleb Williams.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
Jacoby Brissett has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Brissett at 19.3 PPR points, against 16.8 for Caleb Williams.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
Jacoby Brissett plays DAL and Caleb Williams plays SEA in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Brissett faces the 8th-softest defense against QBs and Williams faces the 2nd-toughest defense against QBs, so Jacoby Brissett has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither Jacoby Brissett nor Caleb Williams has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). Jacoby Brissett is projected by 6 of them and Caleb Williams by 6.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.