Justin Fields vs Justin Herbert: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Justin Fields and Justin Herbert for your lineup, you are not alone. Justin Fields finished the 2025 season at 16.0 PPG for the Kansas City Chiefs (9 games), and Justin Herbert averaged 18.7 for the Los Angeles Chargers (16 games).
That 2.7-point weekly advantage for Justin Herbert is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Justin Herbert offers meaningful rushing upside with 498 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.
Justin Fields has his bye in Week 6, and Justin Herbert rests in Week 5. 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.
