Patrick Mahomes or Aaron Rodgers?

By Fantasy Hall of Fame · Data as of November 12, 2026

In week 8, 743 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers that started one of them. 72% started Patrick Mahomes. Patrick Mahomes scored 25.4 to Aaron Rodgers's 5.9, so the 72% who started him got it right. Week 10: Patrick Mahomes faces ATL, which has allowed 17.3 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (18th most of 32); Aaron Rodgers faces CIN, which has allowed 19.1 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (6th most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 8	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Patrick Mahomes KC	vs ATL 17.3 a game to QBs, 18th most	72%	18.2	7.0, 25.4, 16.5	16
Aaron Rodgers PIT	vs CIN 19.1 a game to QBs, 6th most	28%	15.4	17.0, 13.1, 5.9	<1

Aaron Rodgers has outscored Patrick Mahomes in 4 of 7 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Patrick Mahomes 16, Aaron Rodgers under 1.

Every week managers chose between them

Week by week

A call: a team with both players at the same position on its roster, both of whom played that week, that started one and benched the other. Leagues: the leagues where a team made that call; a week's list shows calls at least 100 leagues made, with at least 15% going the other way. Calls come from Yahoo, Sleeper and ESPN leagues. Points are PPR. Matchup: the PPR points a game his week 10 opponent has allowed to his position since week 3, ranked across the league. Value: real leagues' rest-of-season Trade Values, the median across leagues, with the top player at 100 (see the rankings).

More calls at every position on the week 10 start/sit page.