Lamar Jackson or Patrick Mahomes?

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

In week 3, 1,138 real fantasy leagues had a team with both Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes that started one of them. 84% started Lamar Jackson. Lamar Jackson scored 20.4 to Patrick Mahomes's 16.9, so the 84% who started him got it right. Week 10: Lamar Jackson faces LAC, which has allowed 16.5 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (21st most of 32); Patrick Mahomes faces ATL, which has allowed 17.3 PPR points a game to QBs since week 3 (18th most of 32).

Player	Week 10 matchup	Started, week 3	Points a week	Last 3 games	Value
Lamar Jackson BAL	vs LAC 16.5 a game to QBs, 21st most	84%	16.0	20.4, 18.9, 0.0	<1
Patrick Mahomes KC	vs ATL 17.3 a game to QBs, 18th most	16%	18.2	7.0, 25.4, 16.5	16

Lamar Jackson has outscored Patrick Mahomes in 3 of 5 weeks both played this season. Real leagues' rest-of-season values: Lamar Jackson under 1, Patrick Mahomes 16.

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.