Waiver Season 2026 · week 2 · updated Sep 16

Start or sit Lamar Jackson in week 2?

Start him Start Lamar Jackson in week 2. Waiver projects 18.7 points against NO, which makes him QB3 this week, inside the QB18 who start in a twelve-team league. A bad week for him looks like 11.3 points and a good one 30.0.

Projected points
18.7
Floor
11.3
Ceiling
30.0
Rank this week
QB3
Opponent
NO
Chance he plays
93%

Others at his position this week

PlayerRankOpponentProjectedFloor–ceilingCompare
Josh AllenQB1DET21.013.4–33.0Compare
Caleb WilliamsQB2MIN19.211.6–30.4Compare
Brock PurdyQB4MIA18.110.6–29.1Compare
Jayden DanielsQB5DAL18.010.5–28.9Compare

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.