Week 8 start/sit · Final

Week 8 quarterbacks: who we said to start, and what they scored

Ten of our thirteen start calls finished as top-14 quarterbacks. Matthew Stafford was the biggest miss: projected 16.9, scored 8.3. Kirk Cousins was the best call: QB13 on our board, QB2 by points. One call has no score on record and is not counted. Every call here was frozen Thursday at 5:25 PM ET, before the week's first game.

Week 8 quarterbacks How each call went

Projected
Call
QB1
Josh AllenBills26.6 · QB3
23.7
START · HIT
QB2
Drake MayePatriots22.5 · QB5
23.6
START · HIT
QB3
Joe BurrowBengals39.5 · QB1
22.9
START · HIT
QB4
Jayden DanielsCommanders15.0 · QB14
22.8
START · HIT
QB5
Lamar JacksonRavens · QuestionableNo score
22.2
START · NO SCORE
QB6
Trevor LawrenceJaguars19.4 · QB10
20.8
START · HIT
QB7
Dak PrescottCowboys19.8 · QB8
19.5
START · HIT
QB8
Geno SmithJets · on 27% of rosters18.0 · QB12
18.4
START · HIT
QB9
Kyler MurrayVikings19.9 · QB7
17.3
START · HIT
QB10
Jordan LovePackers21.5 · QB6
17.1
START · HIT
QB11
Matthew StaffordRams8.3 · QB20
16.9
START · MISSED
QB12
Bryce YoungPanthers10.4 · QB18
16.9
START · MISSED
QB13
Kirk CousinsRaiders28.2 · QB2
16.6
START · HIT
QB14
Malik WillisDolphins · on 9% of rosters14.6 · QB15
16.2
START · MISSED

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 14 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at. Scores are ESPN PPR, final after Monday night.

Questions

How did the Week 8 QB start calls do?

Ten of thirteen finished inside the top-14 quarterbacks in ESPN PPR scoring.

What counts as a hit?

A start call hits when the player finishes inside the top 14 at his position that week, the same line our start tiers stop at.