Caleb WilliamsorJayden Daniels?

Week 5 start/sit decision, quarterback versus quarterback.

Our call

Lean Jayden Daniels

Jayden Daniels outscores Caleb Williams in 51% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Caleb Williams comes out ahead in the other 49%. Lean Jayden Daniels, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Jayden Daniels projects 0.3 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. Jayden Daniels has the better matchup against the New York Giants (5% more than average to QBs); Caleb Williams faces the Green Bay Packers (9% fewer than average to QBs). Caleb Williams is listed as questionable.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Caleb Williams
Floor
0.0
Median
15.8
Ceiling
28.9
Big game (25+):
18%
Dud (under 12):
33%
Jayden Daniels
Floor
9.3
Median
15.9
Ceiling
25.2
Big game (25+):
10%
Dud (under 12):
24%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatCaleb WilliamsQB, CHI, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ETJayden DanielsQB, WAS, Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection16.516.8
PPR projection16.616.8
Standard projection16.516.8
Rank this weekQB13QB11
Matchupat GBvs NYG
InjuryQuestionableNone
2026 points per game22.516.2
Last season per game18.716.3
Snap share, last game86%55%
Trade value17—