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Jacoby Brissett

Jacoby Brissett is a quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. Depth chart: QB1.

Scouting report

Jacoby Brissett: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Jacoby Brissett at a glance

Jacoby Brissett is a 33-year-old quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, listed at 6'4" and 235 pounds. The New England Patriots drafted Brissett 91st overall in the third round in 2016, out of N.C. State, and 2026 is Brissett's 11th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Brissett for 252.7 PPR points in 2026, which ranks QB19 at the position and works out to 15.7 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Brissett has scored 23.0 PPR points, or 11.5 per game. That is 9.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Brissett would finish with about 195 points, behind the 252.7 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 16.5 points in Week 1 against LAC, the QB15 finish that week. Brissett has cleared the 18-point mark we count as a usable QB start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 33 qualified quarterbacks of 2026, Brissett ranks in the 65th percentile in CPOE, the 55th percentile in interception rate and the 44th percentile in rush yards. The softest mark is the 11th percentile in yards per attempt.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Brissett has finished as QB48 in 2020, QB38 in 2021, QB24 in 2022, QB55 in 2023, QB46 in 2024 and QB16 in 2025. The high-water mark is 227.4 PPR points in 2025. Across 98 regular-season games on record, the totals read 15,138 passing yards, 78 passing touchdowns, 1,166 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.

Jacoby Brissett by the numbers

Brissett has finished in the weekly top five at the position 4 times and finished in the top twelve 21 times. The career high is 27.8 PPR points, set in Week 3 of 2017 against CLE. The game log also shows 10 300-yard passing games and 7 games with three or more touchdowns. In all, Brissett has reached 20 points in 12 games, 12% of career appearances.

Contract

Brissett is playing on a one-year, $15.5 million contract signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2026, an average of $15.5 million per year with $15.5 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

Dynasty market

In dynasty formats Brissett carries a GV stock price of 3,105, which ranks 149th overall and QB31 among quarterbacks out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Brissett 116th overall. Value has moved down 3.2 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Daniel Jones, Joe Burrow and Bo Nix. See where Brissett sits on the trade value chart.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
252.7
PPR / game
15.7

Jacoby Brissett fantasy outlook

Jacoby Brissett enters the 2026 season with ARI and ranks QB19 and #36 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 252.7 PPR points across 16.1 games, or 15.7 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a strong starter tier. The preseason depth chart lists Jacoby Brissett as QB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Jacoby Brissett produced 227.4 PPR points in 14 games (16.2 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 52%, with a 59% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Jacoby Brissett is projected for 14.6 PPR points on the road at LAC in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 33.7.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 3.2 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
38.1
Dynasty
30.1
Superflex redraft
78.3
Superflex dynasty
71.3
TE premium dynasty
18.1

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCmpAttPass ydsPass TDIntRush ydsRush TDPPR
2026ARI244653722121023.0
2025ARI143154853,3662381681227.4
2024NE7951618262162045.2
2023WAS218232243019022.9
2022CLE142363692,6081262432168.6
2021MIA101412251,2835470172.3
2020IND1128170019320.6
2019IND152724472,9421862284217.7
2018IND424200-70-0.6
2017IND162764693,0981372604205.9

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