Mac Jones vs Tyler Shough: Who Should You Start?
Two quarterbacks who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Mac Jones (San Francisco 49ers) finished the 2025 season averaging 12.4 fantasy points per game in 11 games. Tyler Shough (New Orleans Saints) came in at 14.9 PPG over 11 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Tyler Shough carries a 2.5-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.
Both lean on arm talent and offensive scheme as traditional pocket passers. Mac Jones threw for 2151 yards and 13 touchdowns, while Tyler Shough posted 2384 yards and 10 scores. Volume, red zone efficiency, and game script are the key week-to-week differentiators when neither carries rushing upside.
Mac Jones has his bye in Week 9, and Tyler Shough rests in Week 12. 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.
