Patrick Mahomes or Justin Herbert?

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

In week 2, 1,076 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert that started one of them. 55% started Patrick Mahomes. Patrick Mahomes scored 29.0 to Justin Herbert's 9.9, so the 55% 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); Justin Herbert faces BAL, which has allowed 18.5 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (12th most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 2	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Patrick Mahomes KC	vs ATL 17.3 a game to QBs, 18th most	55%	18.2	7.0, 25.4, 16.5	16
Justin Herbert LAC	vs BAL 18.5 a game to QBs, 12th most	45%	11.5	9.8, 9.8, 11.4	3

Patrick Mahomes has outscored Justin Herbert in 7 of 7 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Patrick Mahomes 16, Justin Herbert 3.

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.