Jalen Hurts vs Justin Fields: Who Should You Start?
Two quarterbacks who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles) finished the 2025 season averaging 19.1 fantasy points per game in 16 games. Justin Fields (Kansas City Chiefs) came in at 16.0 PPG over 9 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Jalen Hurts carries a 3.1-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Jalen Hurts offers meaningful rushing upside with 421 yards on the ground in 2025, which separates his floor from a pocket passer like Justin Fields (1259 passing yards, 7 touchdowns). In games where the passing matchup looks ugly, that rushing production can be the entire difference on a start/sit call.
Jalen Hurts has his bye in Week 5, and Justin Fields rests in Week 6. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at quarterback for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
