Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Joe Burrow in week 2?

Start him Start Joe Burrow in week 2. Waiver projects 16.2 points against HOU, which makes him QB12 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 9.0 points and a good one 26.9.

Projected points
16.2
Floor
9.0
Ceiling
26.9
Rank this week
QB12
Opponent
HOU
Chance he plays
93%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Patrick MahomesQB10IND16.69.5–27.6Compare
Bo NixQB11JAX16.59.1–27.1Compare
Trevor LawrenceQB13DEN16.18.9–26.7Compare
Jaxson DartQB14LA16.18.8–26.6Compare

See his rest-of-season outlook · All start or sit calls for week 2

Projected points count his chance of playing. The floor and the ceiling are for a game he plays: he should score below the floor about one week in ten, and above the ceiling about one week in ten. Tested on single games in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The line between starting and sitting is the QB18 in a twelve-team league; deeper leagues start more.